The automaker switched production from Ontario in a bid to please President Trump. But the company defaulted on contracts covering hundreds of millions of dollars in assistance, Canada said.
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Trump’s Tariffs Scar Canadian City Where Cars Have Been Made for Decades
An automaker’s decision to shift Canadian jobs to the United States has left workers in Brampton, Ontario, feeling betrayed and angry.
Carney Plans to Meet With Xi to Try and Reset Relations
The leaders of Canada and China met for the first time in eight years to try to reset relations after years of acrimony.
Trump and Canada’s Trade Spat Spotlights Doug Ford, the Ontario Premier
Doug Ford has built a reputation for picking fights with President Trump and getting under his skin with publicity-grabbing moves as U.S. tariffs have harmed Ontario’s economy.
G.M. to Stop Making Electric Vans in Canada Amid Trump Tariffs
The announcement, which will eliminate about 1,200 jobs, came less than a week after the carmaker Stellantis said it would move production of a new vehicle to Illinois from a Toronto suburb.
Jeep Parent Stellantis, Faced With Trump’s Tariffs, Shifts Auto Production From Canada to the U.S.
Canadian leaders blame the move by Stellantis to abandon production in Ontario on President Trump’s tariffs. Mr. Trump says he wants to increase production in the United States.
Canada Will Use Its Retaliatory Tariff Earnings to Aid Workers and Businesses
But exactly what the country will do remains unclear and the scale of the current disruption makes decision-making difficult.
In Canada’s Auto City, Tariffs Have Already Caused a Shutdown
Hours before the 25 percent tariff on cars made in Canada went into effect, the largest auto plant in Windsor, Ontario, announced it would close for two weeks.
Trump’s Tariff Policies Jolt Auto Industry Executives
President Trump’s approach to tariffs has unsettled many corporate leaders who believed he would use the levies as a negotiating tool. As it turns out, he sees them as an end in themselves.
Trump to Pause Auto Tariffs for Canada and Mexico for One Month
The president said he would pause a 25 percent tariff on cars coming from Canada and Mexico under a trade pact for one month, while other levies stay in place.