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Metadata
Collection |
Waterloo Region Museum |
Object ID |
2009.027.002.078 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Title |
[Budd Canada give aways] |
Description |
Colour photograph. Budd Canada flag as a backdrop. Arranged in front of the flag on a table are items, such as frisbees, coffee mugs, a thermometer, keychains, and a sun hat. All have an image of Budd Bunny on them and the saying "Remember the Rabbit/Make Safety a Habit". Budd Bunny is the factory mascot and is a white rabbit wearing a blue top hat and tuxedo. The reverse is blank. No photographer's mark. |
Date |
1990 |
Date |
2000 |
Copyright |
Waterloo Region Museum |
History |
The Budd Company was founded in 1912 by Edward G. Budd. The headquarters were in Troy, Michigan. The company was a metal fabricator and major supplier of body components for the auto industry. The company used the unibody method of automobile construction, meaning that the body is integrated into a single unit with the chassis. In 1965, the Canada-United States Automotive Agreement (Auto Pact) was signed. It required that for every car sold here, one had to be made here. It also required that every Canadian-made car had to have 60% Canadian content in parts and labour. American car part manufacturer Budd opened a Canadian plant in Kitchener in 1967, named Budd Canada. Thyssen took over the Budd Company in 1978. In 1996, Budd Canada was renamed Thyssen Budd Canada. In 2006, Martinrea International bought the Kitchener plant, and renamed it Kitchener Frame. The Kitchener plant was closed in December 2008 with the last frame completed on December 2. The Canadian Region of the United Auto Workers was founded in 1937. Canadian auto workers continued to be members of the UAW until 1985, when the Canadian Auto Workers union was formed. |
Search Terms |
Budd Canada Budd Bunny |