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General Motors Canada and Unifor have agreed to a new tentative agreement that will see vehicle production return at Oshawa Assembly.
Under the new agreement, which has yet to be ratified by Unifor members, GM Canada will invest $1 billion-$1.3 billion CAD in the Oshawa Assembly plant to begin manufacturing pickup trucks at the facility. GM Canada did not say which of its pickup truck models would be built at Oshawa Assembly. The plant previously handled the final assembly of the GM K2XX-based Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 for local Canadian consumption.
In addition, GM Canada will also invest $109 million CAD in its St. Catharines propulsion plant to “support added engine and transmission production,” the automaker said, along with $500,000 in its Woodstock Parts Distribution Centre to support continued operations at the facility. Unifor had previously expressed a desire to obtain new future production for St. Catharines to replace the six-speed
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Bevo’s Daily Roundup: Former Texas DL Charles Omenihu says bad coaching behind 2018 Big 12 championship loss
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It’s no secret that the Charlie Strong era of Texas Longhorns recruits were never fans of Tom Herman when he came in to coach Texas prior to the 2017 season. Former Texas defensive lineman Charles Omenihu even went as far as to blame bad coaching for the Longhorns’ 2018 Big 12 Championship loss to the Oklahoma Sooners in Herman’s second year.
“My senior year, if we had better coaching, we would have whooped them,” Omenihu wrote on Twitter in a since deleted tweet.
As Canadaâs electric vehicle market continues to expand,
MobileSyrup had the opportunity to chat with GM Canada CEO Scott Bell about the companyâs electric vision for the future, the recently launched EV Hummer and what role Canada plays in GMâs future.
GM has gone through a few changes over the last few years, with a renewed focus on EVs with its anticipated Ultium battery project and a new test track on Oshawa, Ontario.
 What the electric Hummer means for GM
Bell has a lot of excitement for the electric Hummer and itâs hard to blame him. GMâs taken its most notoriously gas-guzzling powerhouse of an SUV and flipped it on its head to become the companyâs new flagship electric super truck.
GM auctions Corvettes to raise funds for kids in need
Posted on December 15, 2020 by oshawaexpress in COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY
Pictured from L-R, Maria Soklis, President, Cox Automotive Canada, Vince MacDonald, Lead Auctioneer, Manheim Canada, and Scott Bell, GM Canada President and Managing Director prepare to kick-off the Chevrolet Corvette Auction. (Photo credit: Bavi Bas)
GM has auctioned off two iconic Corvettes to raise funds for Durham Children’s Aid Foundation.
GM recently auctioned the last 7
th generation Chevrolet Corvette and first 8
th generation mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette Stingray built for the Canadian market, raising more than $400,000 for the foundation in honour of Sharon Clark and Sharon’s Kids, an organization founded to help support those in need.
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