Overview
- Stellantis president Jeff Hines testified that moving Jeep Compass EV production to Illinois was not taken lightly and that global tariffs have upended the company’s strategy.
- The company said Brampton employees will get priority placement at its new Windsor battery plant, transfers where possible, extended benefits, and a plan to bring a new product to the Brampton facility.
- Ottawa cut Stellantis’ tariff-free import quota by 50 percent and reduced GM’s by 24 percent, with ministers warning of possible legal action over alleged breaches tied to Canadian subsidies.
- Unifor’s Lana Payne said Stellantis violated a commitment to keep the Compass in Canada, as MPs move to obtain and review the contracts tied to federal support.
- Roughly 3,000 Brampton workers have been idle since early 2024 and their supplemental pay ends in January, sharpening the urgency for a definitive path forward.