Canada injects $464M into Ford Oakville Assembly Complex for diesel trucks

The Ford assembly plant in Oakville recently received a huge cash injection from the federal government totalling over $464 million. First it ended the production of its Ford Edge models, laying off thousands of workers. Then, it received federal and provincial funding to retool for EV production, but that too is no more. The Ford Oakville assembly plant will now produce gas and diesel F-Series Super Duty trucks, with a $464.5 million backing from the federal government. “I understand why they did it and frankly I understand why and how the Government of Canada was bent over a barrel and felt obliged to respond,” said Greig Mordue, the program lead of Engineering and Public Policy at McMaster University.