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Communities that once thrived on automotive manufacturing are now experiencing a kind of economic hemorrhage. Local economies that depended on the plant’s activity are shrinking. Small towns like Ingersoll, Oshawa, and Windsor face an existential crisis, with skilled workers leaving for neighboring U.S. states like Michigan and Ohio—states offering aggressive incentives to attract industry. Property values are slipping, schools report families leaving midterm, and the local tax base is eroding rapidly. This chain reaction threatens to unravel decades of industrial stability and community pride.