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 A mock-up with red striping was displayed at the 2011 APTA Expo. It was redone in a green "[[The Crosstown|Crosstown]]" livery and is currently on tour. The mock-up was displayed from July 6 to 8, 2012 in Vancouver, and then in Edmonton from July 13 to 15, followed by Calgary later in the month.<ref>Callsen, Laurie (13 July 2012). [http://metronews.ca/news/edmonton/297008/bombardier-shows-off-light-rail-train-in-edmonton/ Bombardier shows off light rail train in Edmonton]. ''Free Daily News Group'' (Edmonton). Retrieved on 14 July 2012.</ref> The mock-up was put on display in Toronto during the 2012 Canadian National Exhibition. Following appearances in other parts of Toronto, in Brampton, and in Waterloo, the mock-up returned to the Exhibition in 2013 and 2014. In 2015, the mock-up was repainted white with grey a-pillars and roofline as well as a green stripe under the windows. It continues to make various appearances in the GTA.
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-At the time of the first Metrolinx order, the 182 vehciles meant for the priority TTC [[Transit City|light rail]] lines were scheduled to be delivered between 2013 and 2020. However, delays and changes to Transit City have the lines scheduled to begin operation in 2020 and 2021. Production of the Flexity Freedom was expected to start in 2014 with two pilot vehicles completed by the end of the year. This was revised to the fall of 2015<ref>[http://www.metrolinx.com/en/docs/pdf/board_agenda/20150625/2015-06-25_Business_Plan_Board.pdf 5 Year Strategy Progress and 2015/16 Business Plan]. ''Metrolinx.'' Retrieved on 17 August 2016.</ref> and then again to spring of 2016.<ref>[http://www.metrolinx.com/en/aboutus/publications/RT_Quarterly_Status_Report_201601-201603.pdf Rapid Transit, Capital Project Group Quarterly Status Report Q4 2015/16]. ''Metrolinx.'' Retrieved on 18 August 2016.</ref> As that deadline passed with no delivery, [[Metrolinx]] expressed concern that the timeline for Toronto's LRT lines would be affected. At the same time, the Region of Waterloo had to push back the opening date of the [[Ion]] LRT because of delayed LRV production. The first Ion LRV was to be delivered between May and August 2016, however Bombardier advised the Region that the first LRV would not be delivered until December.<ref>[http://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/regionalGovernment/resources/PW/Planning-and-Works-Committee-Memo---Bombardier-Vehicle-Delivery---May-24-2016.pdf Revised Bombardier Vehicle Delivery Schedule]. ''Region of Waterloo.'' Retrieved on 17 August 2016.</ref> By the end of November, a Metrolinx pilot LRV was transported to Bombardier's Millhaven facility for testing.
+Like Bombardier's [[Bombardier 'Toronto Legacy'|'Legacy']] streetcars for Toronto, production of the Flexity Freedom begins in Sahagun, Mexico, with final assembly taking place in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Issues stemming from the Mexican plant have seriously delayed production of both product lines. In May 2016, Bombardier announced that they would shift manufacturing from Sahagun to their La Pocatière, Quebec facility with final assembly at their Millhaven facility in October to prevent any further delays. A second assembly line dedicated to the 'Legacy' streetcars would commence in early 2017.
+At the time of the first Metrolinx order, the 182 vehciles meant for the priority TTC [[Transit City|light rail]] lines were scheduled to be delivered between 2013 and 2020. However, delays and changes to Transit City have the lines scheduled to begin operation in 2020 and 2021. Production of the Flexity Freedom was expected to start in 2014 with two pilot vehicles completed by the end of the year. This was revised to the fall of 2015<ref>[http://www.metrolinx.com/en/docs/pdf/board_agenda/20150625/2015-06-25_Business_Plan_Board.pdf 5 Year Strategy Progress and 2015/16 Business Plan]. ''Metrolinx.'' Retrieved on 17 August 2016.</ref> and then again to spring of 2016.<ref>[http://www.metrolinx.com/en/aboutus/publications/RT_Quarterly_Status_Report_201601-201603.pdf Rapid Transit, Capital Project Group Quarterly Status Report Q4 2015/16]. ''Metrolinx.'' Retrieved on 18 August 2016.</ref> As that deadline passed with no delivery, [[Metrolinx]] expressed concern that the timeline for Toronto's LRT lines would be affected. At the same time, the Region of Waterloo had to push back the opening date of the [[Ion]] LRT because of delayed LRV production. The first Ion LRV was to be delivered between May and August 2016, however Bombardier advised the Region that the first LRV would not be delivered until December.<ref>[http://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/regionalGovernment/resources/PW/Planning-and-Works-Committee-Memo---Bombardier-Vehicle-Delivery---May-24-2016.pdf Revised Bombardier Vehicle Delivery Schedule]. ''Region of Waterloo.'' Retrieved on 17 August 2016.</ref>
+In August 2016, Bombardier announced that they were in the final phase of production for a pilot LRV for Metrolinx at their Thunder Bay facility. By the end of November, it was transported to Bombardier's Millhaven facility for testing. At the same time, the pilot LRV for [[Ion]] was in advanced stages of construction.
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