The Stellantis Windsor Meeting Plant is proven on April 1, 2025 in Windsor, Canada.
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DETROIT — Stellantis is pausing manufacturing at two meeting crops in Canada and Mexico as the corporate makes an attempt to navigate President Donald Trump’s new spherical of 25% automotive tariffs, the corporate confirmed Thursday.
The actions are the swiftest and most drastic by an automaker relating to the brand new tariffs, which took impact Thursday and are imposed on all automobiles imported to the U.S., together with from Canada and Mexico.
The downtime begins Monday and is ready for 2 weeks on the automaker’s Windsor Meeting Plant in Ontario, Canada, and the complete month of April at its Toluca Meeting Plant in Mexico.
Because of the pause in manufacturing, about 900 U.S.-represented workers at supporting crops might be quickly laid off along with about 4,500 hourly employees on the Canadian plant, in keeping with an organization spokeswoman. Employees on the plant in Mexico will nonetheless report back to the power however not produce automobiles as a consequence of their contract phrases, the spokeswoman stated.
In an electronic mail to workers Thursday, Stellantis North American chief Antonio Filosa stated the plant downtime is tied to the tariffs, as the corporate opinions its choices.
“We’re persevering with to evaluate the medium- and long-term results of those tariffs on our operations, but additionally have determined to take some fast actions, together with quickly pausing manufacturing at a few of our Canadian and Mexican meeting crops,” Filosa stated. “These actions will impression some workers at a number of of our U.S. powertrain and stamping amenities that assist these operations.”
The Canadian plant produces the Chrysler Pacifica minivan and the lately launched Dodge Charger Daytona EV. The Mexico plant produces the Jeep Compass SUV and Jeep Wagoneer S EV.
Filosa stated the “present atmosphere creates uncertainty” however assured workers that the corporate, which continues to seek for a brand new CEO, is “very engaged with all of our key stakeholders, together with high authorities leaders, unions, suppliers and sellers within the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.”
