<p>Ford Motor Co will cut about 450 jobs at its Oakville assembly plant in Ontario, as the No. 2 U.S. carmaker discontinues production of the Ford Flex and Lincoln MKT, Canada's largest private-sector union Unifor said on Monday.</p>.<p>Ford's move to stop production of the crossovers comes as the company is expanding its truck and utility lineup and shedding passenger cars, except for its iconic Mustang sports car.</p>.<p>"We will stop building the Ford Flex at the end of November. Lincoln MKT production ended earlier this month," said Kelli Felker, manufacturing & labor communications manager at Ford.</p>.<p>The company employs about 4,100 hourly workers at the Oakville plant.</p>.<p>Negotiations between Unifor and Ford for a new collective agreement are scheduled to take place in 2020, the union said.</p>.<p>"Hopefully we get some kind of announcement that Ford is going to invest some new money into Oakville and at least there's a light at the end of the tunnel," said Dave Thomas, president of Unifor Local 707 in Oakville.</p>
<p>Ford Motor Co will cut about 450 jobs at its Oakville assembly plant in Ontario, as the No. 2 U.S. carmaker discontinues production of the Ford Flex and Lincoln MKT, Canada's largest private-sector union Unifor said on Monday.</p>.<p>Ford's move to stop production of the crossovers comes as the company is expanding its truck and utility lineup and shedding passenger cars, except for its iconic Mustang sports car.</p>.<p>"We will stop building the Ford Flex at the end of November. Lincoln MKT production ended earlier this month," said Kelli Felker, manufacturing & labor communications manager at Ford.</p>.<p>The company employs about 4,100 hourly workers at the Oakville plant.</p>.<p>Negotiations between Unifor and Ford for a new collective agreement are scheduled to take place in 2020, the union said.</p>.<p>"Hopefully we get some kind of announcement that Ford is going to invest some new money into Oakville and at least there's a light at the end of the tunnel," said Dave Thomas, president of Unifor Local 707 in Oakville.</p>