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February 2020<\/a>: Former prime minister Justin Trudeau visited the Brampton plant to reassure the affected workers of the federal government\u2019s commitment to Brampton\u2019s autosector.<\/p>\n
May 2021<\/a>: With a new parent company after Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and PSA group merged to form Stellantis, more turmoil was feared, as reported by The Pointer.<\/a><\/p>\n
March 2022<\/a>: Stellantis stayed silent on the plant\u2019s future after production of the Charger and Challenger stopped. The city rallied to keep the plant open.<\/p>\n
November 2023: In a new agreement ratified between Unifor and Stellantis<\/a>, the automaker committed to invest $3.6 billion for the transition of Canadian plants to electric vehicle production.\u00a0<\/p>\n
December 2024: The company sold 32 acres<\/a> of land at the site located at 2000 Williams Parkway.<\/p>\n
February 2025<\/a>: Stellantis Brampton announced a pause for eight weeks to retool for the electric production platforms, impacting more than 3,000 workers.<\/p>\n
July 2025: The company shared its financial results<\/a> and revealed that during the first half of the year Stellantis saw a 14 percent drop in its revenue, while what was supposed to be an eight week closure in Brampton dragged into its sixth month.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n Work on the retooling effort was paused in February following the introduction of 25 percent tariffs on Canadian-made cars by President Donald Trump. The initial eight-week work stoppage eventually extended to more than eight months, with no signal to Brampton workers of when they would return.<\/p>\n Fears of a permanent departure mounted last year when the company sold 32 acres of the Brampton property at 2000 Williams Parkway, claiming the move was to streamline its operations and monetize its real estate portfolio.\u00a0<\/p>\n Then, earlier this year, Doug Ostermann, Chief Financial Officer of Stellantis, revealed during a conference call with analysts that the company would need to \u201crecalibrate its North American investments\u201d after seeing revenue drop by 14 percent in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2024; the loss directly tied to trade related uncertainty.<\/p>\n In July, workers were given hope when a Stellantis press release<\/a> noted Jeep Compass production was still slated to begin in the second half of 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n This was followed by months of silence about Brampton\u2019s future, triggering action from Unifor last weekend. A rally hosted outside the Brampton Assembly drew hundreds of workers<\/a>, Unifor National President Lana Payne and Premier Doug Ford.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Coverage of Brampton\u2019s Uncertain Autosector Future<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Will Fiat Chrysler\u2019s Windsor shift closure and temporary Brampton shut-down lead to more bad news?<\/a><\/p>\n With a new owner Brampton\u2019s Fiat Chrysler plant faces an uncertain future<\/a><\/p>\n Stellantis maintains silence around future in Brampton; City rallies for support<\/a><\/p>\n Unifor members vote to ratify new agreement with Stellantis, protecting Brampton auto workers during EV transition<\/a><\/p>\n Brampton Stellantis plant remains shuttered amid mounting fears of shift to US<\/a><\/p>\n Will Carney\u2019s latest visit with Trump help end Stellantis shutdown of Brampton auto plant?<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cCanadian auto jobs are being sacrificed on the Trump altar,\u201d Payne said following the Stellantis announcement Tuesday. \u201cWe need the federal government to use Canada\u2019s leverage now to fight for our auto jobs. Stellantis cannot be allowed to renege on its commitments to Canadian workers, and governments cannot stand by while our jobs are shifted to the United States.”<\/p>\n Wednesday evening, following the calls from Payne and Beato for the federal and provincial governments to \u201ctake immediate action to protect Brampton and our entire auto industry<\/a>\u201d, Industry Minister M\u00e9lanie Joly wrote to Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa<\/a> demanding the company \u201crespect its obligations flowing from the billions of dollars of financial support extended to you over decades\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cStellantis agreed with the Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario to maintain its full Canadian footprint, including Brampton, in exchange for substantial financial support. Anything short of fulfilling that commitment will be considered as default under our agreement,\u201d Joly\u2019s letter <\/a>warned, describing these commitments as \u201clegally binding\u201d. \u201cThe business decision to move the mandate of the Jeep Compass is unacceptable. It jeopardizes the future of Brampton and its unionized workforce. It is critical that you quickly identify new mandates for Brampton that ensure the facility remains central to your manufacturing footprint, and that contracts with Canadian suppliers be honoured.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Vito Beato, the president of Unifor Local 1285, called Stellantis’s handling of the Brampton announcement \u201cdisrespectful and disgusting.\u201d<\/p>\n (Unifor Local 1285)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n In May 2022, the federal and provincial governments committed $513 million<\/a> each to support the company\u2019s Windsor and Brampton retooling projects.\u00a0<\/p>\n At a media conference in Kenora on Wednesday, Premier Ford reiterated that the provincial funding remains conditional on Stellantis following through on its commitment, as outlined in its 2023 collective agreement with Unifor.\u00a0<\/p>\n “I am not going to give them a penny because it was tied to making sure Windsor and Brampton keep going, and we haven’t given them a penny for Brampton yet,” the Premier said.<\/p>\n Ford also took aim at Trump, urging the federal government to impose a counter-tariff.<\/p>\n “My message to the Prime Minister when I meet him on Thursday is, if you can’t get a deal, let’s start hitting him back. Let’s start hitting the US back hard,” he said.<\/p>\n Prime Minister Mark Carney indicated Thursday that he is reluctant to take such action, citing ongoing negotiations with Trump.\u00a0<\/p>\n While Premier Ford vowed to take direct action against the U.S. and urged Ottawa to do the same, Carney, after meeting the Premier, struck a softer diplomatic tone during a Thursday presser in Toronto, saying Canada needs to pursue more constructive negotiations with the U.S. to support various sectors.<\/p>\n “Currently, we are engaged in intensive negotiations with the Americans on several sectors of the Canadian economy, including energy, aluminum, and steel,” he said.<\/p>\n “While the steel sector spans across Canada, most of it is based in Ontario, and we aim to make progress in these negotiations.”<\/p>\n Carney was asked if the 2023 agreement with Stellantis prevents the automaker from simply walking away. He said the contract includes binding conditions and Stellantis would face consequences if it does not follow through on the commitments for both plants.<\/p>\n “So there is exposure of the company if they were not to follow through with those commitments for Brampton, restarting Brampton, and the employment in Brampton related to their Windsor activities,” he said.<\/p>\n “I reminded the global CEO of those undertakings and that partnership that’s been there.”<\/p>\n He expressed \u201cdisappointment\u201d over the company\u2019s decision to shift electric Jeep Compass production to the U.S. and said the global head of Stellantis told him the automaker is looking for a new model to fill the idled Brampton facility, which will take some time.<\/p>\n “I received assurances from the global CEO of two things: one, that they’re looking at a different model being produced in Brampton,” he told the reporters. “That decision would be taken in the context of the finalization of the USMCA, or to use the American term, CUSMA, or to use our term, negotiations; and as well, that support would be provided for workers. We’re working with them. We’re working with Unifor, working with the province, to ensure that those workers in Brampton have more than just the opportunity, and they do have the opportunity to move to the additional shift that is being put on at Stellantis’s other facility (in Windsor).”<\/p>\n The possibility to transfer 1,500 workers from Brampton to the Windsor plant by adding a third shift, which Ford also referred to on Tuesday, was brought up with Beato. He expressed frustration, saying this is not the answer.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n “The answer to the Brampton assembly plant is the commitment that they made with the Compass or the vehicle assembly manufacturing, not transfers,” he said. Beato said there is only one solution, to honour the contract that Stellantis signed, committing to electric vehicle production in Brampton.<\/p>\n In a letter written by Industry Minister M\u00e9lanie Joly to Antonio Filosa,<\/a> CEO of Stellantis, she stressed that the government would protect the interests of Canadians.<\/p>\n “Stellantis has made important commitments to Canada and to its workforce. Canadians expect that Stellantis will respect and honour these commitments,” she wrote.<\/p>\n “Anything short of this is unacceptable. Should Stellantis choose not to respect its obligations, we will act in the interests of all Canadians and hold the company to full account and exercise all options, including legal.”<\/p>\n Beato, like Ford, wants Carney to be more aggressive.<\/p>\n “I see Carney’s stance as absolutely soft,” he said.<\/p>\n “I love M\u00e9lanie Joly’s statement. That’s strong and aggressive because we have to hold them to task here, to their commitments, to the plant, and Mr. Carney should be doing the same thing. And if there are discussions about Brampton, we should be involved in them.” \u00a0At a press conference in Kenora on Wednesday, Premier Doug Ford said no provincial funding has been given to Stellantis, and it will only flow if the company upholds its commitments to the Brampton plant.<\/p>\n (Government of Ontario)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n According to Ford, in a conversation with a senior Stellantis official, he was informed nothing would happen with the Brampton Assembly for at least another year.<\/p>\n “I had a conversation with the president of Stellantis yesterday. He said, \u2018well, we’re going to postpone it for a year. We’re going to find a new model,'” Ford said. \u201cI don’t understand. They’re investing $13 billion in the U.S.. We’re an auto manufacturing powerhouse here.”<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Email: [email\u00a0protected]<\/a><\/p>\n At a time when vital public information is needed by everyone, The Pointer has taken down our paywall on all stories\u00a0to ensure every resident of Brampton, Mississauga and Niagara has access to the facts. For those who are able, we encourage you to consider a subscription. This will help us report on important public interest issues the community needs to know about now more than ever. You can register for a 30-day free trial\u00a0HERE<\/a>. Thereafter, The Pointer will charge $10 a month and you can cancel any time right on the website. Thank you
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