Following in the footsteps of EMD's departure from London.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/windsor-loses-1-000-potential-161721666.html
Ford picks Mexico over Windsor for engine plant, union says
Ford Motor Co. has decided to build its new engine in Mexico after it was unable to reach a deal with the federal and Ontario governments to bring the investment to Windsor, Ont., Unifor said Friday.
Both levels of government suggested that they would not provide public money for the project because the automaker wouldn't make certain job and economic commitments.
In a news release, Unifor said it had hoped that months of discussions between Ford, two levels of government and the union would result in "significant investment which would have secured the production of a global engine at the Windsor facility."
It has been confirmed that the global engine will be built in Mexico, Unifor said.
“We are disappointed,” Unifor national president Jerry Dias said in the release. “The auto industries that are flourishing around the world are ones where there is a deep commitment from government and an understanding of the importance and wisdom of investment – which always pays dividends.”
Dias called the decision a significant blow, saying the program would have stabilized the Windsor operation for a decade, bringing a new engine program to the facilities.
"This was a project that was earmarked for Mexico and we tried to have it diverted to Canada," he told Reuters. "We were close but just couldn't get it over the finish line."
'Unprecedented request' by Ford
Both the federal and provincial governments said they could not come to terms with Ford on financial assistance.