Stellantis, the world's fourth-largest automaker, announced on Monday that it will sell its idle assembly plant in Brampton, Canada, to defense technology company Roshel for an undisclosed sum.
Prior to this, Stellantis had become embroiled in a dispute with Canadian union Unifor over the placement of workers at the Brampton facility.
Stellantis closed the Brampton plant in 2023 for equipment retooling, but subsequently suspended the related work in 2025; after U.S. President Trump raised tariffs on Canadian goods, Stellantis decided to move future production of the Jeep Compass model to a plant in Illinois, United States.
Canadian Industry Minister Melanie Joly stated that the sale does not mean Stellantis can be released from its commitments to workers.
She plans to convene a meeting this week with the Canadian auto workers' union Unifor, Stellantis, the Ontario provincial government, and workers from the Brampton plant.
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa said: "After three years of paid layoffs, we remain committed to working with Unifor to seek a fair solution."
However, Unifor National President Lana Payne pointed out that Stellantis's actions "betrayed" union members, stating that it "sold the plant through a despicable deal and went back on the promises made to our members."
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