keywords: automakers daimlerchrysler ford closing toronto
text: Ford, DaimlerChrysler close in on confirming thousands of new auto &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; TORONTO (CP) - Thousands of jobs could be created over the next two years by two Big Three automakers closing in on official announcements of significant plant expansions in southern Ontario, the president of the Canadian Auto Workers union said Friday.