Wow, that is a lot of good info. I had no idea that Roshel was going to try and bring consumer vehicle production Brampton…
I hope the feds nail Stellantis to the wall over how they backed out of their commitments, and I hope that Roshel manages to avoid any of the tarnish that really all belongs to Stellantis. The idea of a truely Canadian company being in control of that much vital Canadian manufacturing capacity is exciting for me. While I think Canadian manufacturing is important, I'm not enamored by the status quo where all the primary manufacturing plants are owned by subsidiaries of Foreign firms, and only in the feeder plants do you see much Canadian ownership, like Magna International. I think having Roshel own the plant will be a net positive, in the long run. It will suck for a lot of factory workers and their families in the short term, but change is inevitable, and I prefer the change that comes with benefits.
I had read that for the last 3 years, the plant was kept ready, but that everyone was being paid to stay home until they could find a new product for the plant. 3 frickin years, seriously. This could not be unexpected and the status quo can't stay like that forever. Stellantis needs to just pay the billions in fines/reparations whatever and go. After 3 years, I like the plan divide it into several smaller production lines and move on.
Today the wording by CBC is that the sale of the plant to Roshel has been completed whereas other sources insist that the deal won’t be completed until the end of December. Any news to clarify the situation?
Could the European civilian auto maker be Mercedes wanting to build some G-Class SUV's that would be both for civilian sale as well as intended for Roshel to convert to military use? Or something like that? Would seem to be a sensible arrangement.
Wow, that is a lot of good info. I had no idea that Roshel was going to try and bring consumer vehicle production Brampton…
I hope the feds nail Stellantis to the wall over how they backed out of their commitments, and I hope that Roshel manages to avoid any of the tarnish that really all belongs to Stellantis. The idea of a truely Canadian company being in control of that much vital Canadian manufacturing capacity is exciting for me. While I think Canadian manufacturing is important, I'm not enamored by the status quo where all the primary manufacturing plants are owned by subsidiaries of Foreign firms, and only in the feeder plants do you see much Canadian ownership, like Magna International. I think having Roshel own the plant will be a net positive, in the long run. It will suck for a lot of factory workers and their families in the short term, but change is inevitable, and I prefer the change that comes with benefits.
I had read that for the last 3 years, the plant was kept ready, but that everyone was being paid to stay home until they could find a new product for the plant. 3 frickin years, seriously. This could not be unexpected and the status quo can't stay like that forever. Stellantis needs to just pay the billions in fines/reparations whatever and go. After 3 years, I like the plan divide it into several smaller production lines and move on.
Today the wording by CBC is that the sale of the plant to Roshel has been completed whereas other sources insist that the deal won’t be completed until the end of December. Any news to clarify the situation?
Joly desperately needs to be fired. If we are not careful, we are going to chase Roshel out of Canada.
Could the European civilian auto maker be Mercedes wanting to build some G-Class SUV's that would be both for civilian sale as well as intended for Roshel to convert to military use? Or something like that? Would seem to be a sensible arrangement.