General Motors temporarily idling Ingersoll plant, affecting hundreds of jobs

What’s going on at General Motors?

General Motors (GM) is temporarily halting production of the BrightDrop electric delivery van at CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Ontario — affecting hundreds of jobs.

“GM has informed Unifor that CAMI Assembly will initiate temporary layoffs starting April 14 with workers returning in May for limited production,” Unifor Local 88 said in a news release on April 11.

“After that, production will temporarily cease with operations idling until October 2025…When production resumes in October, the plant will operate on a single shift for the foreseeable future — a reduction that is expected to result in the indefinite layoff of nearly 500 workers.”

The automaker said the move is related to market demand and high inventory of the BrightDrop vehicle, not the ongoing Canada-U.S. trade war.

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