General Motors Canada is preparing parts of its Oshawa plant to produce face masks to help meet the country¡¯s need for face masks. The model will be based on the GM production model in place in Warren, Michigan.
¡°This is a proud day for all the employees of GM Canada to be preparing the Oshawa plant to make millions of face masks at cost to help Canada fight this COVID-19 Emergency,¡± said Scott Bell, president and managing director, GM Canada. ¡°We look forward to partnering with our government and union partners to make this happen quickly.¡±
GM plans to manufacture approximately one million masks per month at cost for the Canadian government with around 50 employees supporting two shifts of production.
