Ford Could Build Next Generation 4-Cylinder Engines In Canada
Ford is deciding between Windsor, Ontario and Mexico for the production site of its new 1.5L and 1.6L four-cylinder engines. As many as 5,000 direct and indirect jobs could be created for the former hub of Ontario’s auto manufacturing sector.
The Windsor Star is reporting that the new engines would be used in the next-generation Ford Fiesta, which is slated to be built in Thailand. According to the paper, gasoline, diesel and hybrid powertrains all have the potential to be built at the two engine plants, which currently produce the low-volume 5.0L Coyote V8 and other engines for heavy-duty trucks.
Funding from Canada’s federal government is expected to be a key factor in the deal, with the Ontario government already earmarking $385 million for the two plants. Unifor, the union representing Canada’s domestic auto workers, has also apparently given $150 million worth of concessions to secure the new investment.
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If you're building an econobox in Thailand, you're not going to produce its engine in Canada.
Makes sense. The 2.0 is actually quite old. It's a mazda engine ford owns the rights too. It has been in production since 2001.
Why does Ford even have both engines? (1.5 and 1.6) If the 1.5 is the newer design, why not just produce that now for simplicity's sake? Oh wait, maybe I just answered that...
Yeah sure, why not. Go for it. Give out money you don't have and never will have. www.debtclock.ca/provincial-debtclocks/ontario/ontario-s-debt/ www.fraserinstitute.org/research-news/research/publications/Comparing-the-Debt-Burdens-of-Ontario-and-California/