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TORONTO (AP) — Canada's subsidiary of General Motors said on
Friday that it is temporarily halting production and cutting
staff at an assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, because of
lower-than-expected demand for its electric delivery vehicles.
GM Canada said the decision to halt production at the CAMI
Assembly through most of the spring and summer is related to
market demand and high inventory for the BrightDrop vehicle —
and not because of the tariffs the United States has imposed on
Canadian vehicle production.
Company spokesperson Jennifer Wright said in a statement that GM
Canada is making “operational and employment adjustments to
balance inventory and align production schedules with current
demand.”
She said the company remains committed to keeping BrightDrop
production at the CAMI plant and will support employees through
the transition.
Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union, said the decision
to halt and then reduce production of the vehicle is devastating
for union members, their families and the whole Ingersoll
community.
The union says that after a brief re-opening in May, the plant
will be idled until October, after which it will run on a single
shift that will mean the indefinite layoff of around 500
workers.
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