GM cutting jobs, idling Canadian electric van plant due to 'market demand'
DETROIT — General Motors is cutting production of its all-electric BrightDrop delivery vans at a plant in Canada and will idle the facility through much of this year.
DETROIT — General Motors is cutting production of its all-electric BrightDrop delivery vans at a plant in Canada and will idle the facility through much of this year.
The plant will be reduced from two shifts to one shift — eliminating 500 jobs — after being idled beginning next month for roughly 20 weeks until October. Battery pack assembly at the plant also will be down for two weeks before the prolonged shutdown.
The Detroit automaker on Friday confirmed the plans for its CAMI assembly plant in Ontario and said the decisions are not related to President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
“This adjustment is directly related to responding to market demand and re-balancing inventory. Production of BrightDrop and EV battery assembly will remain at CAMI,” GM said in an emailed statement.
Lana Payne, president of Canadian union Unifor, which represents workers at the plant, described the actions as a “crushing blow to hundreds of working families in Ingersoll and the surrounding region who depend on this plant.”
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