US EditionWindsor Assembly Plant set for two-week shutdown: Unifor
- Stellantis NV will shut down its Windsor assembly plant for two weeks starting April 7, 2025.
- New tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump prompted the plant's two-week shutdown.
- The Windsor plant produces minivans and Dodge Chargers, employing about 3,600 hourly workers.
- The union reported the company stated, tariffs were the "primary driver behind the final decision."
- Experts warn these tariffs create industry uncertainty, with potential for further schedule changes and plant closures.
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Stellantis temporarily shuts plant as automakers grapple with new tariffs
The fallout of the auto tariffs U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed on vehicle imports is already starting to show as Stellantis pauses production at its Windsor, Ont., assembly plant. The two-week shutdown of the Canadian plant, as well as some Mexican plants, comes as automakers work to figure out how to respond to the 25 per cent U.S. import tariffs that came into effect Thursday. “Stellantis continues to assess the effects of the recent…
Stellantis idles plants in Mexico and Canada due to tariffs
DETROIT — Stellantis is pausing production at two assembly plants in Canada and Mexico as the company attempts to navigate President Donald Trump’s new round of 25% automotive tariffs, the company confirmed Thursday.
Due to the start of the application of new high tariffs in the USA, the multinational consortium of car manufacturers Stelantis will close one of its three factories in Canada, the flagship of its Chrysler brand in Windsor, for two weeks from April 7.
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