Unifor President Jerry Dias called the decision a significant blow, saying the program would have stabilized the Windsor operation for a decade, bringing a new engine program to the facilities.
"This was a project that was earmarked for Mexico and we tried to have it diverted to Canada," he told Reuters. "We were close but just couldn't get it over the finish line."
In a release, Unifor said the program would have created 1,000 new jobs in Windsor, one of Canada's auto manufacturing hubs, located just across the border from Detroit. The Globe and Mail reported on . . .
