Canadian Jeep Plant at Risk in Stellantis’ $13 Billion US Plan (Page 1/19)
blackrams OCT 15, 06:57 AM
Canadian Jeep Plant at Risk in Stellantis’ $13 Billion US Plan

https://www.msn.com/en-us/m...35b55dd0bce734&ei=42

Being honest about it, I'm not a Jeep Compass fan but to each their own. Wouldn't have considered one regardless of where they are manufactured.

Rams

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Raydar OCT 15, 09:14 AM
...Lana Payne, national president of Unifor, which represents workers at the plant, said the carmaker could not be allowed to renege on commitments to Canadian workers.

“Governments cannot stand by while our jobs are shifted to the United States,” Payne said in a statement. “Saving Brampton Assembly must now be this country’s top priority, sending a strong message to any corporation thinking they can take the same egregious actions.”


So, what are they going to do? Send a strongly worded message?

But the so-called "insider scoop" says that the area is going to be sold and re-purposed, if I heard correctly.

I certainly can't complain that Stellantis is going to employ people here, although American automakers have employed Canadian factories/workers for decades. I personally didn't have a problem with cars being built there, but it is, as they say, what it is.

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blackrams OCT 15, 01:01 PM

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Originally posted by Raydar:

...Lana Payne, national president of Unifor, which represents workers at the plant, said the carmaker could not be allowed to renege on commitments to Canadian workers.

“Governments cannot stand by while our jobs are shifted to the United States,” Payne said in a statement. “Saving Brampton Assembly must now be this country’s top priority, sending a strong message to any corporation thinking they can take the same egregious actions.”


So, what are they going to do? Send a strongly worded message?

But the so-called "insider scoop" says that the area is going to be sold and re-purposed, if I heard correctly.

I certainly can't complain that Stellantis is going to employ people here, although American automakers have employed Canadian factories/workers for decades. I personally didn't have a problem with cars being built there, but it is, as they say, what it is.




Would F.A.F. O. be applicable to this? All that was asked for was a level playing field (reference tariffs). This could have, should have never come about but.................

Rams
Raydar OCT 15, 01:44 PM

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Originally posted by blackrams:

Would F.A.F. O. be applicable to this? All that was asked for was a level playing field (reference tariffs). This could have, should have never come about but.................

Rams



I thought that the amount of fentanyl coming across the border into the US was also an issue. I've even read things that would seem to corroborate that. (It was on the internet. It's gotta be true... right?)
blackrams OCT 15, 02:11 PM

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Originally posted by Raydar:


I thought that the amount of fentanyl coming across the border into the US was also an issue. I've even read things that would seem to corroborate that. (It was on the internet. It's gotta be true... right?)



Won't suggest you're wrong but, this decision by the company says it's due to tariffs. I have no doubt the transportation of drugs across our northern border was also a big issue. But the continuation and increase of tariffs seems to now be more about fair trade.
Just goes to prove, buying friends only lasts as long as the money rolls in.

Rams
Doug85GT OCT 15, 02:34 PM
If Chrysler decides to shut the plant down, I am sure they would be more than happy to sell it to the union, Canadian government or anyone that comes along with enough money. Tesla bought the NUMMI plant in Fremont when GM and Toyota shut it down. This could be an opportunity.
82-T/A [At Work] OCT 19, 10:37 AM
This plant is formally moving to Illinois. Which I think is a good decision.

I had a Jeep Patriot (2008), which is the same thing as the Compass. Same chassis, same engine / transmission / suspension / brakes / everything, just different panels and rear hatch.

It was... OK. Build quality wasn't the greatest, but it was an inexpensive car, so I chalk it up to that.


Either way, I'd much rather see these vehicles being built in the US than in Canada. You'll recall that almost everything was built in the United States, and then the companies started moving things to Canada because of the indirect tax that Canada imposed on anything that was made outside of Canada. It resulted in a mass exodus of car and parts manufacturers moving to within 100 miles of the border. It was essentially a tariff that, at least in my opinion, grossly violated NAFTA... but they were essentially using a loophole.

So, there are no tears. Canada can always create their own car company and make cars.
Patrick OCT 19, 06:40 PM

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Originally posted by Raydar:

I thought that the amount of fentanyl coming across the border into the US was also an issue.




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Originally posted by blackrams:

I have no doubt the transportation of drugs across our northern border was also a big issue.



You guys still rehashing that total BS? This has long ago been discredited.


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To be certain, the smuggling of the synthetic opioid fentanyl — which Trump has singled out as being a chief concern — has historically been an issue of significantly higher magnitude at the Mexican border.

Approximately 20 kilograms of fentanyl were seized at the Canada-U.S. border from October 2023 to September 2024, compared to more than 9,500 kilograms at the Mexico-U.S. border, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data.
Newbfiero OCT 19, 08:20 PM
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Raydar OCT 19, 08:53 PM

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Originally posted by Patrick:

You guys still rehashing that total BS? This has long ago been discredited.



If I were in your position, that would likely be my story, too.