"For the 3,000 laid-off autoworkers at the Stellantis plant in Brampton, Ont., their future depends on one thing: having a car to build. Before this fall, that vehicle was supposed to be the Jeep Compass. But in mid-October, the company announced it was scrapping plans to assemble the SUV in Canada. Instead, the automaker's idle facility in Belvidere, Ill., will build it a move two industry observers who spoke with CBC view as a means of appeasing the Trump administration."
"Stellantis insists it's working constructively with government officials and other stakeholders on a plan for Brampton to find viable solutions that build a sustainable, long-term future for automotive manufacturing in Canada. Still, the decision has been met with broad condemnation north of the border because of both the workers it leaves in limbo and the hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer funds the company has gotten in recent years."
Three thousand autoworkers at the Stellantis Brampton plant face layoffs after planned Jeep Compass assembly was canceled and moved to the company's idle Belvidere, Illinois facility. Industry observers characterize the relocation as an attempt to appease the Trump administration amid a trade dispute. Stellantis states it is working with government officials and stakeholders to identify viable solutions for a sustainable, long-term future for manufacturing in Brampton. The decision prompted widespread condemnation because of job losses and hundreds of millions in taxpayer support to the company. Union leaders allege violated commitments, while local experts expect efforts to replace the Compass.
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