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VW recalling roughly 117,000 cars in Canada over a rollaway risk

2018 Volkswagen GolfHandout / Volkswagen Volkswagen is recalling roughly 117,000 cars in Canada and 679,000 vehicles in the U.S. to fix a problem that could let the cars roll away unexpectedly.The recall covers certain 2011 through 2018 Jettas; 2015 through 2019 GTIs; 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019 Golfs; 2012 through 2019 Beetles and Beetle Convertibles; and 2017 through 2019 Golf SportWagens.All have automatic transmissions, manual hand brakes and keyless entry.VW says silicate can build up on a shift lever switch, allowing the key to be removed if the lever isnt in park. That could let the cars roll off unexpectedly.Dealers will add a switch and circuit board to fix the problem. The recall starts on October 11.A VW spokesman says hes not aware of any crashes or injuries due to the
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Ford to cut roughly 200 workers at Oakville plant

The robots do their work on the line in the Ford Oakville assembly plant, on June 7, 2013. Workers and robotics work together in the million square feet facility to produce over 200,00 cars a year. Ford plans to lay off about 200 of the 4,600 workers at its Oakville, Ontario assembly plant come September, the automaker announced mid-July, and may let go even more employees there in January.We have been arguing as a local for the past several weeks trying to persuade the company from somehow avoiding this scenario, but to no avail, Dave Thomas, president of Unifor Local 707, in Oakville, Ontario, was quoted on the unions website last week.As always, its based on a business decision and it all comes down to dollars and cents, he said.The plant turns out the Ford Flex and Lincoln MXT, both of which have seen sales slow considerably, the automaker said. The Ford Edge, another Oakville-built product, is also seeing demand drop after it was pulled from several markets in Europe.We have a longstanding practice of matching production with consumer demand, Kelli Felker, Fords manufacturing and labour communications manager, told
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