Overview

• General Motors will reduce shifts and temporarily idle its CAMI assembly plant in Ontario for 20 weeks starting in May, leading to 500 job cuts.
• The decision is driven by lower-than-expected market demand for BrightDrop electric delivery vans, as GM seeks to rebalance its inventory levels.
• GM has clarified that the production cuts are unrelated to tariffs or trade policy, countering speculation about external political factors influencing the move.
• The company has committed to supporting affected employees during the transition and maintaining BrightDrop production at the CAMI facility in the future.
• Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union, has described the layoffs and plant idling as devastating for workers, their families, and the Ingersoll community.