Carney government actively involved in talks leading to Stellantis plant sale: sources
Stellantis said it will return government support as the undisclosed sale to Roshel threatens thousands of jobs and deepens tensions with Ottawa and Unifor.
- On Monday, automaker Stellantis announced the sale of its idled Brampton, Ontario assembly plant to defence manufacturer Roshel, offering to voluntarily return public funding received for the facility's original retooling plan.
- Following 25-per-cent tariffs imposed by the United States on Canadian-made cars in 2025, Stellantis halted operations at the Brampton facility and moved planned production of Jeep Compass SUVs to Illinois.
- Government support included $529 million from Ottawa in 2022 and more than $500 million from Ontario, though Unifor, representing more than 2,000 workers, called the sale an "underhanded deal" and a "betrayal."
- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre demanded the resignation of Industry Minister Mélanie Joly on Tuesday, criticizing the Liberal government, while Prime Minister Mark Carney called the decision "unacceptable."
- Describing the sale as "an inevitability," Rafael Gomez, director of the Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources, cited the company's weak financial position, though suppliers like Autotube Ltd. expect a muted impact.
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Carney government actively involved in talks leading to Stellantis plant sale: sources
The federal government was actively and intensively part of discussions that ended in the agreement to sell a Stellantis car assembly plant to Canadian armoured vehicle manufacturer Roshel, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the talks.
Le Journal de Montreal
Le Journal de QuebecMark Carney described Tuesday as "unacceptable" the decision of the car manufacturer Stellantis to sell its plant in Brampton.
Toronto, Canada, Nov 10 (EFE).- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney this Tuesday described the sale of a Stellantis assembly plant to a military vehicle manufacturer as "completely scandalous" and said that his government would hold the multinational automobile company responsible for failing to comply with its commitments to workers and authorities. "Stlantis no [...] The Carney ticket describes the sale of a Stellantis plant in Canada as "scan…
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