Stellantis looking for new model to fill Brampton plant, says Carney

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he spoke with the global head of Stellantis on Tuesday and received assurances there are options for its Brampton, Ont., plant, and that support would be provided to local workers.

Carney expressed 'disappointment' over Brampton plant decision with Stellantis CEO

A factory with a sign that reads "Chrysler, Brampton Assembly."

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he spoke with the global head of Stellantis on Tuesday and received assurances there are options for its Brampton, Ont., plant and support would be provided to local workers.

Carney says he expressed "disappointment" with Stellantis over its decision to move planned Jeep production from the Brampton facility to Illinois.

Stellantis announced Tuesday it will invest $13 billion US over the next four years to expand its manufacturing capacity in the U.S. It said the new investments will increase its U.S. vehicle production by 50 per cent and add more than 5,000 jobs.

The company, formerly called Chrysler, said the Jeep Compass, previously slated to be made at the Brampton Assembly Plant, will move to the Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois.

The Brampton, Ont., plant has been shut down since early 2024 for retooling to build the next generation model of the vehicle, but that work was halted in February as a tariff threat loomed.

Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday he will push Stellantis to keep the company's assembly plant in Brampton, Ont., open and live up to its promise to workers after the automaker announced plans to move Jeep production slated for the plant to the United States.

At an unrelated news conference Wednesday, Ford said he was disappointed by the decision after receiving assurances from Stellantis Canada president Jeff Hines that the company planned to keep the Brampton plant open.

WATCH | Ford says he will fight to keep the Brampton plant open:

Ford vows to 'keep pushing' against Stellantis's plans to shift production from Brampton to U.S.

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford, speaking at an unrelated event in northern Ontario on Wednesday, said he will backtrack on provincial funding promised for Stellantis after the automaker announced plans to shift Jeep production slated for Brampton to the United States.

More to come.