Automaker Stellantis sells its Canadian plant in Brampton

The car manufacturer Stellantis is selling its Brampton factory in Canada to the Canadian defense group Roshel, the two companies announced in a press release. “Roshel will acquire the Brampton assembly plant and associated equipment from Stellantis, for an undisclosed amount,” the statement said. The two companies, which signed a preliminary agreement in September, did not indicate how many jobs would potentially be taken over by Roshel as part of this operation which must be finalized by the end of the year.

The Unifor union described, in a press release, this sale as a “betrayal” on the part of Stellantis. 2000 workers Canadian Minister of Industry Mélanie Joly called on Stellantis to keep its “commitments” to the employees of this factory. “More than 2,000 workers and their families are living in uncertainty today.

They deserve clear answers,” she added in a press release. Stellantis had initially planned to assemble Jeep Compasses in this factory after production of Chrysler and Dodge models was stopped at the end of 2023 before reviewing its strategy last year due to US President Donald Trump's customs offensive. Production of this Jeep was eventually moved to the United States.

This decision provoked a wave of protest in Canada. The country's automobile industry was targeted by Donald Trump, who again threatened in August to increase customs duties affecting the sector from 25 to 50% on January 1, 2027. Roshel, which is based in Brampton, notably manufactures armored vehicles.

Hundreds of these vehicles have been delivered or will be delivered to Ukraine as part of Canadian military aid provided to kyiv.

Machine-translated from French