Oshawa Will Perform Silverado and Sierra Final Assembly

Yeah, most US automakers don't build vehicles in this manner...just GM and we have a pretty robust dairy industry as well. I'm not discounting China, but lets be real here, they aren't the Japanese. When Japan was the big threat to the industry it was quality and fuel efficiency driving people away from US automakers. Chinese products sell on price and the US industry is better positioned. A late 70's Toyota was in a different Universe quality wise compared to granddad's Plymouth Volare. It was revolutionary. The Chinese don't bring that to the table. The best they can do honestly is equal everyone else and sell on price. It is a good strategy that has worked well for Korea, but it will not result in a massive disruption of the market in the manner the Japanese makers were able to do in the malaise era. The market is different and the quality gap no longer exists as it did back then. That last bit may rile some people but even if you don't feel US cars are as good as imports anyone has to admit they are a heck of a lot closer than in 1978 and one can reasonably expect any make to provide years of trouble free operation.

@Art Vandelay Big ?, hey why not change your name? Then you might earn some respect from me. Not hard. I'm not talking Chinese imports. I'm talking who will buy up the Big Three. As for US Dairy. I April 2015 when I was in the States for a few months there was talk of deregulating the dairy industry in the US. The farmers jumped up and down and the left leaning types made ridiculous statements that milk was going to cost $7.50 a gallon. What I find odd about US news is I see ideas for change and the interest or better still the self interest groups start crying out that an impending disaster will occur if changes are made, ie, the US health and pharmaceutical industry. Or a decent minimum pay. Does anyone look at models in other countries that work? It seems not. So, with your dairy, the farmers won, at the expense of the public.

@Art Vandelay Doesn't FCA ship V8 engines from Mexico to Detroit and Brampton, where the Charger, Challenger, and 300 are made? Granted, truck bodies are bulky, but the drivetrains and other materials are sourced closer than Saltillo. When Nissan began Altima production in Mexico, they originally sourced engines, transmissions, wiring harnesses, suspension components, and accessories from Japan until they established local supplier production. It may well be that's what GM is doing at Oshawa, with more plant investment and local supplier production to come.

Me neither. As stated above, there is more to this story. This could be the camel's nose under the tent.

Shipping and assembly, final and otherwise, are among the cheapest cost involved in bringing autos to market. They're inconsequential and those squawking about the chicken tax, put the marginal costs of local (Mexico?) final assembly way above all else involved in importing/federalizing foreign trucks from distant lands.