With less than six weeks before retooling begins at the plant, the lack of dialogue “is extremely concerning,” Brennan said, adding the union hasn’t received “official” word from Ford regarding the $1.8-billion upgrade since November 2023.
At the time, Ford “indicated that the plant would start demolition, facility upgrades and equipment re-tooling, transforming our plant into a modern, high-efficiency and high-volume facility building Ford’s next-generation electric vehicles,” Brennan said.
The three-row EVs, to be built at the planned Oakville Electric Vehicle Complex, were expected to go on sale in early 2025. Instead, Ford is shifting to launch an affordable EV