Sale of Brampton auto plant from Stellantis to Roshel leaves laid-off workers in the lurch
A Globe and Mail report says Stellantis sold its idled Brampton, Ontario auto plant to defence contractor Roshel Inc., ending 40 years of automaking there and leaving about 2,200 laid-off workers with little prospect of return after the Jeep Compass was moved to Illinois. Industry Minister Mélanie Joly's office says Stellantis violated the terms of a 2022 agreement that gave it up to $529-million in taxpayer money, while union chairperson Ardis Snow calls the news devastating and Prime Minister Carney labels the sale outrageous.