Really? GMC never set up in Sask?
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Drilling programs have been expanded for the 4th qtr. that kinda contradicts OP's assertion
It's not like it used to be with everything made in house.
Today they are assembly plants and no longer true factories.
There will always be Nor Am assembled vehicles.
Canadian autoworker labour rates are down to reality. 20 some odd bucks an hour. You don't need a skill to assemble a vehicle like once upon a time.
No painters, bodymen, welders, machinists, foundry and so forth.
the auto industry has been a government scam from the word go.I wouldn't assume that. Ford has already given up on automobiles. They barely survived the last crisis. GM only survived because the US, Canadian and Ontario governments conspired to save it. Chrysler, the same. They have near-death experiences every half decade or so and their great "guiding hand" just died himself. The looming big crisis is the tarif on "Canadian made" cars (no such thing, really in our integrated economy) and "American made" cars which will result in a 25% increase in their prices. Bye-bye Big Three. No one is going to cooperate to save them in this political climate.
There may be autos assembled here and there in North America but they'll be wearing German, Japanese, Korean and eventually Chinese marques (maybe even Indian) and only a few luxury products that can be assembled for North American labour rates.
Been there done that. Can't you read?So, maybe you're right. They can be assembled in Saskatchewan after all when no skills are necessary, anymore.
"It is unlikely that this pace will be sustained, however," DePratto wrote in a client note. "Just as the recovery from one-off shocks sent activity higher, further negative shocks will help swing the pendulum back in the other direction."The most widespread economic growth in 14 years
The growth was very widespread, with 19 of 20 economic sectors expanding during the month. That's the broadest expansion the country has seen since the summer of 2004, according to TD Bank senior economist Brian DePratto.
https://www.google.ca/amp/s/m.huffingtonpost.ca/amp/2018/07/31/economy-canada-may-gdp_a_23493193/
Who says being drunk and still being able to drive in a straight line isn't a 'skill' anymore?So, maybe you're right. They can be assembled in Saskatchewan after all when no skills are necessary, anymore.
The most widespread economic growth in 14 years
The growth was very widespread, with 19 of 20 economic sectors expanding during the month. That's the broadest expansion the country has seen since the summer of 2004, according to TD Bank senior economist Brian DePratto.
https://www.google.ca/amp/s/m.huffingtonpost.ca/amp/2018/07/31/economy-canada-may-gdp_a_23493193/