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Ford Canada is building a 26,800sq feet under construction Stamping production facility in Oakville for Ford Super Duty pickup trucks for 2026, this is used to be an old existing concrete pad which housed a former paint facility on the site. The previous building has since been demolished. Located on the 1400 The Canadian Rd in Oakville.

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https://www.oakville.ca/business-de...r-company-1400-the-canadian-road-1508-027-01/

Construction update from over the weekend
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Four photos between May 2021 and October 5th 2025
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Tim MacDonald (@realtimmacdonald.bsky.social)

#Ford Motor plant in #Oakville #Ontario. New stamping plant under #construction. No production since the Edge was last made here in April 2024. Planned super duty #Truck production will add #jobs in 2026. #photography #manufacturing #autoproduction
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Weird question: Didn’t they use to have two large chimney stacks there? …or is my memory fading in reliability along with my age?
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Isotack said:
Was the old paint shop stack taken down in 2012. Both old and new existed together for about five years.
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Thank you. That was driving me nuts in the memory recall business. >.<
 
Ah, noticed the structure while driving by over the weekend.

Isn't Ford expanding their production facility during this tumultuous political period quite risky?
 
Tim MacDonald said:
Nah. They aren't using their money. You and I are paying for it.
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The government money in Ontario’s auto industry raises the issue of why our governments would ever want most people to use transit and to ride bikes.

How will they get a return on investment in the car plants if no one buys the products that get made? Even if a transit user owns a car, it won’t need to be replaced as often. It’s mileage that kills cars and drives demand for replacement vehicles.
 
junctionist said:
The government money in Ontario’s auto industry raises the issue of why our governments would ever want most people to use transit and to ride bikes.

How will they get a return on investment in the car plants if no one buys the products that get made? Even if a transit user owns a car, it won’t need to be replaced as often. It’s mileage that kills cars and drives demand for replacement vehicles.
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Almost all production is exported so im not sure that's a valid argument. The ROI is in the job production from related manufacturing.
 
ProjectEnd said:
They absolutely will not. What kind of weird 'thought experiment' is that?
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Well......I mean they certainly aren't going to catch up to us (Canada) proportionately anytime soon..........but there are ~14 Metro/Subway expansions or new lines currently under construction in the U.S. and several more quasi-serious proposals, along with 138km of light rail/streetcar.

But you're not wrong here. I'm just adding some colour.

The thing is, @Tim MacDonald is completely correct with his 'nothing' in terms of the impact at the current level or even if you doubled, tripled or quadrupled it.

There are multiple reasons for this, including underfunded service........lets look at Dallas' system for an example, peak service on a weekday in rush hour for their Blue Line is every 15M.

The Green is the same; off-peak mid-day is every 20M, while mid-evening........for a subway/LRT is every 28M.

At that level of service..........or even at double that level of service you're just not moving the needle very far.

Certainly not far enough to affect car ownership levels, on a national scale.

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Additional examples:

MARTA (Atlanta) has rush hour trains at every 10M on its Red Line, Every 12M in mid-day, Oh, and last train is 8:50pm

Its Gold Line runs a full schedule at the same levels as above, but every 20 minutes in the evening.

SEPTA, Philadelphia - Every 6 minute peak and mid-day service on the Market-Frankford Line but every 12 minutes in the evening

Its Broadway line is every 7 in peak/mid-day and every 12 in the evening.

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Additionally you have all the highways, the auto-centric development patterns etc etc. which may well evolve, but not all that quickly.

Suffice to say...............the kind of change that would see U.S. personal vehicle ownership slide.............is a very, very long way away.
 
A couple of points:
1. High Mileage doesn't kill cars. Owners giving up on maintenance is what kills cars.
2. This isn't a "build it and they will come thing with transit." You can't tow your jetski, RV, snowmobiles or boats with public transit. There are also some real public safety concerns in North America but particularly in the US on transit systems.
3. Most of North America is more rural than you think and covering long distances is more difficult, if not impossible by public transit.
4. Public transit can augment personal travel needs but for many it just won't replace it.

I used to use the TTC quite a bit but I essentially abandoned it about seven or eight years ago. Too many service failures, too many crazies and day after day a poor trip experience.

Anyone who thinks public transit is somehow going to get rid of personal vehicles needs to give their head a vigorous shake. I've used Bike, car and public transit for my commuting needs over the years and the car won. But investing in public transit is important and does play a role if done properly and not like this shit we are witnessing with the Hurontario LRT and some other projects. Transit vs car isn't a zero sum game and there is no reason why both can't coexist.

Lastly, Ford isn't going to be making cars at Oakville. Production will be Super Duty trucks.
 
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