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TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS * USA & CANADA - Closing plants
St. Thomas truck plant gets chop from Daimler
Toronto,Ontario, Canada -The Toronto Star, by Tony Van Alphen -15 Oct 2008: -- The economic storm engulfing North America will sweep away more of Ontario's key auto industry next year when Daimler closes its heavy-truck operation in St. Thomas and eliminates more than 1,300 jobs... Germany-based Daimler, the world's biggest maker of medium and heavy-duty trucks, said the closures are a "decisive" response to the continuing slump in the sector across the continent for more than a year. While dropping the Sterling badge, the company will retain its Freightliner and Western Star brands... The reduction in output and next year's closing will also affect several thousand workers in the region who provide parts and services... Union officials also noted it is more than coincidence that Daimler is closing the St. Thomas plant and opening a new operation in Saltillo, Mexico, a month earlier... Sterling workers in St. Thomas receive an average of about $25 an hour, while employees at the new Mexican plant would earn between $2.50 and $4... Daimler plans to shut down the plant when the current contract with the CAW expires, but David Elliott, president of Canadian Auto Workers Local 1001, said the union will fight to keep it open rather than negotiate a "close-out" agreement... He also called on the federal government to take trade action against major companies who sell in Canada without producing here... In the last month, Simmons Canada, Deere & Co. and Volvo Group have announced manufacturing plant shutdowns in southern Ontario and consolidated production in the U.S. and Mexico... Ford, the other major manufacturer in St. Thomas, is currently operating only one shift at its local assembly plant, with hundreds of workers on layoff... The CAW and workers say the Ford plant remains on shaky ground because of a continuing deterioration in the large car market... Magna International also recently cut 400 jobs at its Formet Industries auto parts plant in the city... (Photo by CRAIG GLOVER/THE TORONTO STAR - Dave MacArthur, CAW Local 1001 plant chairperson, left, puts his arm around a fellow worker as the two walk yesterday into the Sterling Truck Manufacturing Plant in St. Thomas. Daimler is closing the plant next year)* Canada - India Ltd. Announce Order for 3,125 Natural Gas Engines
Vancouver,BC,Canada -Truck Net, by Craig Zwiener -October 15, 2008: -- Cummins Westport Inc. ("CWI"), a leading provider of high-performance, alternative fuel engines for the global market, and Cummins India Ltd. ("CIL") announced today that the Delhi Transport Corporation ("DTC") has ordered 3,125 natural gas buses equipped with CWI's B Gas Plus engines. The 230 horsepower B Gas Plus engines, powered by compressed natural gas (CNG), are licensed by CWI and manufactured by CIL...
* USA - Great Dane announces ‘temporary’ layoffs; 175 workers remain at plant
Terre Haute, IN,USA -Land Line Magazine -October 15, 2008: -- Officials with trailer manufacturer Great Dane say they are laying off 108 workers at the company’s Terre Haute,IND, plant this Friday, Oct. 17... The company officials said the economic downturn and the inability of many small customers to get financing led to the cut back. The Tribune-Star interviewed Brandie Fuller, vice president of marketing for Great Dane, who said layoffs are usually cyclical, but this downturn has been extended...
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