"Canadian jobs are being sacrificed on the Trump altar, union leaders have warned, after the automaker Stellantis announced plans to transfer production of one Jeep model to the United States. Stellantis announced what it described as its largest US investment push in its 100-year history, saying the $13bn cash injection would create 5,000 jobs across the midwestern United States. Stellantis told AFP that as part of this announcement, we will move one model from Canada to the US."
"Unifor, Canada's largest private-sector union representing thousands of autoworkers, said the model in question was the Jeep Compass, which will shift from a plant in Brampton, Ontario, to Illinois. Unifor leaders said the jobs were yet more casualties of Donald Trump's trade war. Canadian auto jobs are being sacrificed on the Trump altar, Lana Payne, Unifor's national president, said in a statement, calling on Mark Carney's government to use Canada's leverage now to fight for our auto jobs."
"Doug Ford, Ontario's premier, called the announcement painful for workers. I have spoken with Stellantis to stress my disappointment with their decision to prioritize investment in the US, Ford said, also urging Carney to stand up for the 157,000 workers in Ontario's auto sector. Reshoring auto jobs has been a central plank of Trump's trade policy. Canada has been partly spared from his global auto sector tariffs through an existing North American trade pact. But the levies in place have created uncertainty for Canadian autoworkers."
Stellantis announced a $13bn US investment described as its largest in 100 years, promising 5,000 midwestern US jobs while moving one model from Canada to the US. The Jeep Compass will shift from a Brampton, Ontario plant to Illinois, affecting Canadian autoworkers. Unifor called the move a casualty of Donald Trump's trade war and urged the government to use leverage to protect auto jobs. Ontario's premier labeled the decision painful and criticized prioritization of US investment. Existing tariffs and levies have increased uncertainty in the Canadian auto sector. Canada has been partly spared tariffs through a North American trade pact. Mark Carney attributed the decision to current US tariffs while pursuing tariff negotiations.
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