{"id":98889,"date":"2025-10-16T23:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T23:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=98889"},"modified":"2025-10-16T23:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T23:05:00","slug":"canada-threatens-jeep-maker-over-possible-us-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=98889","title":{"rendered":"Canada threatens Jeep-maker over possible US move"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Canadian government has threatened legal action against global car giant Stellantis over its plans to move production of the Jeep Compass to the US.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Stellantis revealed a $13bn (\u00a39.68bn) investment in America and plans to shift manufacturing of the Compass model from Ontario to its Illinois plant.<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s Industry Minister M\u00e9lanie Joly said the firm had made a \u201clegally binding\u201d commitment to stay in the city of Brampton in exchange for financial support, and would \u201cexercise all options, including legal\u201d if it did not uphold the agreement.<\/p>\n

Stellantis said it was investing in Canada and had plans for its Brampton plant, details of which it could not currently disclose.<\/p>\n

In her letter to Stellantis\u00a0chief executive Antonio Filosa, M\u00e9lanie Joly said the country had given the company \u201cbillions of dollars\u201d and the move would jeopardise the future of its Brampton factory.<\/p>\n

In a statement on Wednesday, Mr Filosa it was the largest investment in the company\u2019s history, and \u201cwould drive our growth, strengthen our manufacturing footprint and bring more American jobs to the states we call home\u201d \u2013 but did not mention its Canadian operation.<\/p>\n

Responding to the announcement, Joly said the car maker and the Canadian government had \u201cbuilt a strong and enduring partnership\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were there for the company in 2009 to pull it back from the brink of bankruptcy, and now we expect you to be there for Canadians,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s Prime Minister Mark Carney said the government was working with the company to protect Stellantis staff at the Brampton site and try \u201cto create new opportunities\u201d for them locally.<\/p>\n

A Stellantis spokesperson said it was expanding its operations at its Windsor plant in Canada, which would create 1,500 new jobs to \u201csupport increased demand\u201d for its Chrysler Pacifica and new Dodge Charger Scat Pack models.<\/p>\n

\u201cCanada is very important to us. We have plans for Brampton and will share them upon further discussions with the Canadian government,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

Reuters reported that the car maker had paused retooling of the factory in February after US President Donald Trump announced tariffs against Canadian goods.<\/p>\n

Stellantis owns 14 car brands, including Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Jeep, Fiat, Citroen, Chrysler and Dodge.<\/p>\n

While the car maker has manufacturing plants in the US, it also produces vehicles in the UK, Europe, Canada, Mexico and South America.<\/p>\n

In July, the company said tariffs imposed by the Trump administration had cost it $349.2m (\u00a3259.6m).<\/p>\n

Trump introduced car tariffs to boost the American car manufacturing industry, but within a month he\u00a0eased tariffs on foreign car parts.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday,\u00a0Trump\u2019s new 10% tariff on softwood lumber\u00a0came into effect. It means products from Canada \u2013 the second largest producer globally and a major US supplier \u2013 now face levies of more than 45%.<\/p>\n

Most Canadian producers already faced a combined 35% in US tariffs due to a long-running trade dispute between the two countries over the product.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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