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Article content Unifor Local 444 has confirmed workers on both of the Windsor Assembly Plant’s two shifts will be called back May 31 st for a partial week of production. The shifts will begin at their regular times. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Both shifts recalled at Windsor Assembly partial week Back to video “It’s great we’ve been recalled because any time you’re working is good,” said Local 444 president Dave Cassidy. “How long it will be for and is it for the entire week, that remains to be seen. Stellantis is making dec...

Article content The inside of a Pacifica minivan will soon look like an electronics playground filled with multiple screens, digital displays and individual entertainment system options as a result of a joint venture agreement announced Tuesday between Stellantis and Foxconn. The automaker and Taiwanese-based Foxconn, the world’s largest electronics manufacturer, have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to form Mobile Drive in order to accelerate the development and deployment of new in-car technology. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser...

Article content Farley said on Thursday that about 60% of the chips used in Ford’s vehicles are 55-nanometer or larger, what he called “mature nodes.” He said supply of those chips was constrained. Longer-term changes about how Ford approaches chips are being considered, he said. “Not only are we redesigning a lot of our components to work with chips that are more accessible … but we think we need to look at buffer stocks, actual direct contracts with some of the foundries,” Farley said. “We think that’s going to be a really critical approach to our supply chain as we get more...

Article content The Invest WindsorEssex initiative was seven months in the making and will include in-kind investments from private sector partners as well as partnerships with Windsor’s post-secondary institutions. Its aim is to continue the region’s transformation from traditional auto assembly through automation into a centre of high-tech innovation and development to make it the Canadian capital of auto mobility. Among the elements included in the proposal are creating several mobility/entrepreneurship accelerators specific to the sector, establish positions in local post-secondary in...

Employees 'concerned' as timeline of Windsor Assembly Plant shutdown remains uncertain Employees at the Stellantis Windsor Assembly Plant are concerned about the impact an extended shutdown will have on its employees and the economy. The factory is one of many in the auto sector affected by a global shortage of semiconductors which are used in automotive electronics. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: May 11, 2021 7:50 AM ET | Last Updated: May 11 The Windsor Assembly Plant is seen in a 2020 file photo. The plant has been shutdown since late March.(Bob Becken/CBC)