The two week idling of the Ford Mustang assembly plant in Flat Rock, Michigan, does not appear to have any impact on the Windsor factory that builds motors for the two-seater.
High levels of inventory in the US are being blamed for that furlough as well as temporary shutdowns at two other American plants and 2 in Mexico.
Unifor Local 200 President John D'Agnolo points out the 5-litre V8 engine is the same one used in F-150 and other pickup trucks as well. He says devastating hurricanes that have hit the southern US will likely mean higher production at the Essex Engine Plant.
He says the massive flooding in Texas has led to the destruction of a lot of vehicles.
"They'll need some trucks, they'll need some vehicles with our 5-litre engine in it so I would think that the reason it's not going to impact us is because of the amount of engines we're going to need for the impact it had in Texas with the hurricane" says D'Agnolo.
Ford Essex Engine Plant sign (by AM800's Peter Langille)
He says both Harvey and Irma have created a need for vehicles because Texas is the main market for F-150's and Florida sells the most Mustangs.
D'Agnolo says it's unfortunate what happened in areas hit by hurricanes, but there's a silver lining for local workers who will see more work.
"You know it's sad news, but they're going to need the vehicles to get back on track so Ford absolutely lost, dealerships went underwater in Texas so you can see just that alone the impact," says D'Agnolo.
He says early estimates are that as many as 40,000 Ford pickup trucks have been destroyed in the Houston area.
D'Agnolo hasn't been informed of any downtime as the result of the two-week idling in Flat Rock.