The Stellantis Windsor assembly plant is shown on April 1, 2025 in Windsor, Canada.
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Detroit – Stellantis It is stopping the production in two assembly plants in Canada and Mexico when the company tries to navigate the new round of President Donald Trump of Automotive Tariffs of 25%, the company confirmed Thursday.
The actions are the fastest and drastic by a car manufacturer with respect to the new rates, which enter into force on Thursday and are imposed on all vehicles imported to the United States, even from Canada and Mexico.
The inactivity time begins on Monday and is scheduled for two weeks at the Windsor assembly plant of the automobile manufacturer in Ontario, Canada, and the whole month of April at its Toluca assembly plant in Mexico.
As a result of production pause, approximately 900 employees represented in the United States in support plants will be temporarily fired in addition to approximately 4,500 workers per hour at the Canadian plant, according to a company spokeswoman. The workers of the plant in Mexico will still inform the installation but do not produce vehicles due to the terms of their contracts, said the spokeswoman.
In an email to the employees on Thursday, the head of North America of Stellantis, Antonio Filosa, said that the plant's inactivity time is linked to tariffs, while the company reviews its options.
“We continue to evaluate the medium and long -term effects of these rates on our operations, but we have also decided to take some immediate measures, including the temporary production of production in some of our Canadian and Mexican assembly plants,” said Philose. “These actions will affect some employees in several of our US Motor Train. And stamping the facilities that support those operations.”
The Canadian plant produces the minivan of Chrysler Pacifica and the recently launched Dodge Charger Daytona EV. The Mexico plant produces the Jeep Compass SUV and Jeep Wagoneer S EV.
Philose said the “current environment creates uncertainty,” but assured employees that the company, that continues to look for a new CEO, is “very committed to all our key interested parties, including the main government leaders, unions, suppliers and concessionaires in the United States, Canada and Mexico.”
