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90 days – 1.75%
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Petronas’s warning about its proposed investment in liquefied natural gas production in B.C. is not an idle threat and should be taken seriously
5.5 year – 2.60%
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120 days – 1.75%
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Ford Canada adding 1,000 new jobs at its Oakville, Ont., assembly plant
– canadianbusiness.com
OAKVILLE, Ont. – Ford Motor Co. of Canada says it is adding 1,000 jobs at its plant in Oakville, Ont. by the end of this year to build the 2015 Ford Edge crossover SUV for the global market.
The automaker says it also expects to increase spending on Canadian-made auto parts by $200 million a year, to nearly $4 billion annually — a shot in the arm for Ontario’s manufacturing sector and Canadian exporters.
Ford has been preparing for months to make the redesigned Edge at Oakville , with vehicles now expected to be exported to more than 100 countries around the world — up from the previous estimate of 60 countries.
In 2013, Ford announced a $700 million investment in the Oakville assembly plant to expand its capability. It said in February that Oakville will make an all-new version of the Edge, in addition to the Ford Flex, Lincoln MKX and Lincoln MKT.
“Not only is the investment helping us meet much-needed capacity for high demand products produced in Canada, it’s creating jobs,‘‘ said Ford Canada president and CEO Dianne Craig in a statement early Wednesday…
The automaker says it also expects to increase spending on Canadian-made auto parts by $200 million a year, to nearly $4 billion annually — a shot in the arm for Ontario’s manufacturing sector and Canadian exporters.
Ford has been preparing for months to make the redesigned Edge at Oakville , with vehicles now expected to be exported to more than 100 countries around the world — up from the previous estimate of 60 countries.
In 2013, Ford announced a $700 million investment in the Oakville assembly plant to expand its capability. It said in February that Oakville will make an all-new version of the Edge, in addition to the Ford Flex, Lincoln MKX and Lincoln MKT.
“Not only is the investment helping us meet much-needed capacity for high demand products produced in Canada, it’s creating jobs,‘‘ said Ford Canada president and CEO Dianne Craig in a statement early Wednesday…
