General Motors is opening up it’s Oshawa, Ontario assembly facility for production once again. However in this case, not a single automobile will be rolling off the line.
To help Canada meet the urgent need for face masks for health care professionals and for other Canadians, GM Canada is preparing portions of the Oshawa plant to produce face masks based on the GM production model already working in Michigan.
General Motors plans to manufacture approximately one million masks per month at cost for the Canadian government with an estimate of 50 employees supporting two shifts of production. The project still requires completion of additional work with both governments and Unifor prior to commencing. G.M. Canada has advised that they will provide updates as they get ready to begin production.
(Photo by John F. Martin for General Motors)
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