A look at some of the numbers facing GM, Chrysler and Ford
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The Ford Motor Co. assembly plant in St. Thomas, Ont. was shut down earlier this year. Geoff Robins Ford Motor Co. of Canada Ltd.
- 5,100 unionized workers
- Sold 276,000 vehicles in 2011
- Main manufacturing complex: Oakville, Ont.; (Recently closed a large assembly plant in St. Thomas, Ont.)
The company’s sales have been on a roll recently, and it had its best July in more than 30 years, getting 27,940 vehicles out the doors of its dealers. Sales of trucks and crossover utility vehicles were particularly strong.
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Chrysler Group employees assemble cars at a plant in Brampton, Ont. in this Jan. 7, 2011, file photo. Kevin Van Paassen Chrysler Group LLC
- 8,900 unionized workers
- Sold 230,000 vehicles in 2011
- Main manufacturing plants: Brampton and Windsor, Ont.Chrysler is also having a strong summer, and saw a 3-per-cent rise in sales in July to 24,162 vehicles. Good sales of its Grand Caravan minivan, and its Ram and Wrangler trucks gave it a boost.
Source: CAW; company reports
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A line up of cars is seen on a road after a shift change at the General Motors assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont., on June 1, 2012. Mark Blinch General Motors Co.
- 9,600 unionized workers
- Sold 243,000 vehicles in 2011
- Main manufacturing operation: Oshawa and Ingersoll, Ont.GM Canada was the weakest of the Big 3 in July, with sales down 5.6 per cent to 19,206. One segment that did well was the company’s fleet of small and compact cars.
Source: CAW; company reports
