Stellantis stockpiles parts, speeds car shipments as Canada, Mexico tariffs approach

Stellantis stockpiles parts, speeds car shipments as Canada, Mexico tariffs approach

By Luke Ramseth, The Detroit News A top Stellantis NV executive said last week the automaker is bracing for higher tariffs in April by shifting extra parts into its U.S. plants and rushing production of certain Canada and Mexico-produced models that dealers need on their lots. “That’s not the way we would normally operate,” Chief Financial Officer Doug Ostermann said of working with suppliers to stockpile parts that could be subject to tariffs. …

Wealth, Re-industrialization, and Challenging China: Trump’s Tariff Plan

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Tariff war threatens to clobber Canada: FP video looks at the impact and solutions

As the world waits for the next round of tariffs from United States President Donald Trump, the Canadian economy is beginning to show signs of stress. FP video spoke to former Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay, two economists and the CEO of Royal LePage about the early impacts on the trade war and what we can do to mitigate any further damage.

In U.S. auto market, uncertainty reigns over the potential impact of Trump's tariff war

A 25% tariff on imported vehicles and vehicle parts from Canada and Mexico is set to take effect on April 2.

U.S.-Canada tariff dispute threatens auto industry

The auto industry breathed a collective sigh of relief in early March after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would pause the 25% tariff he was set to impose on the sector. But that 30-day exemption is due to run out in early April, and that’s

Over 4,000 local auto jobs stand to be affected by U.S. trade tariffs if enacted on April 2

Across about 18-20 companies in the region, there are about 4,000 direct employees in the local automotive sector, according to investStratford CEO Joani Gerber, that stand to be affected by the 25 per-cent U.S. trade tariff on all automotive parts…