The Stellantis Windsor assembly plant is presented on April 1, 2025 in Windsor, Canada.
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DETROIT – Stelllantis Stop production in two assembly factories in Canada and Mexico while the company is trying to navigate the new 25% automotive rates for President Donald Trump, the company confirmed on Thursday.
The actions are the fastest and the most drastic by a car manufacturer concerning the new prices, which entered into force on Thursday and are imposed on all vehicles imported in the United States, including Canada and Mexico.
The downtime begins on Monday and is set for two weeks at the Windsor assembly plant in the automaker in Ontario, Canada, and all April in its Toluca assembly plant in Mexico.
Following the production break, around 900 employees represented by the United States in support factories will be temporarily dismissed in more than 4,500 time workers from the Canadian factory, according to a company spokesperson. Mexico factory workers will always present themselves to the establishment but will not produce vehicles because of their contract, the spokesperson said.
In an email to employees on Thursday, the chief of the North American Stellantis, Antonio Filosa, said that the factory downtime was linked to the prices, while the company examined its options.
“We continue to assess the medium and long -term effects of these prices on our operations, but we have also decided to take immediate actions, including a temporary break in some of our Canadian and Mexican assembly factories,” said Filosa. “These actions will have an impact on certain employees of several of our American and stamping group facilities that support these operations.”
The Canadian factory produces the mini-dinner Chrysler Pacifica and the Dodge Charger Daytona EV recently published. The Mexico factory produces the JEEP COMPASS SUV and Jeep WAGONEER S.
Filosa said that “the current environment creates uncertainty” but assured employees that the company, which continues to seek a new CEO, is “very committed with all our key stakeholders, including the main government leaders, unions, suppliers and concessionaires in the United States, Canada and Mexico”.