End of Dana supply contracts spurs plan to slash 800 jobs

Dec 21, 2005 | 02:35 PM | Philip Burgert

Automotive supplier Dana Corp., Toledo, Ohio, said it would cut about 800 jobs at one Canadian and three Australian plants next year because of the ending of contracts for truck frames and axle modules.

Executives said about 500 jobs would be eliminated at the company's structural products plant in Thorold, Ontario, as a result of the expiration of the truck frame supply agreement. The plant will continue to have a work force....





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