Stellantis to temporarily shut down Canada assembly plant due to Trump tariffs
Automaker Stellantis will temporarily shut down its assembly plant in Windsor, Canada, the local union said Wednesday.
The closure will start on April 7 and will last for two weeks.
The decision came one day before President Donald Trump's 25% auto tariffs officially went into effect.
"The company said there are multiple factors at play, with the primary driver behind the final decision being this afternoon鈥檚 announcement from U.S. President Donald Trump of the U.S. tariffs," President of Unifor Local 444 James Stewart said. "This has and continues to create uncertainty across the entire auto industry. This is not just affecting our plant鈥攊t鈥檚 impacting facilities in the U.S. and Mexico as well."
More scheduling changes were expected in coming weeks, Stewart said.
Honda yet to respond to tariffs
Honda Chief Executive Toshihiro Mibe said Thursday that the Japanese automaker will take some time to look at the market situation and other factors to determine the right way to respond to Trump鈥檚 tariffs.
"Sudden changes like this are tough as it鈥檚 hard to respond speedily," he told reporters.
