Stellantis sells Brampton plant. Windsor stays on its list.
Stellantis is selling its idled Brampton plant to Roshel. In the same release, it lists Windsor Assembly and its Windsor research centre among the Canadian operations it keeps. No new Windsor products or jobs promised.
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Stellantis is selling its idled Brampton Assembly Plant to Roshel, a Brampton-based armoured-vehicle maker. In the same Monday release, the automaker lists Windsor Assembly Plant and the Automotive Research and Development Centre in Windsor among the Canadian operations it keeps.
The companies signed an Asset Purchase Agreement under which Roshel buys the Brampton plant and associated equipment for an undisclosed amount. Closing is expected by the end of 2026, subject to closing conditions including government and regulatory requirements. Stellantis and Roshel say they are also setting up a cooperation framework to explore defence-industry work.
The release does not announce new vehicle products, new shifts or new hiring for Windsor Assembly. It does not say when Windsor Assembly will restart. The plant is idle this week, with no restart date announced, after Stellantis cancelled production for the week of Nov. 9.
What Stellantis says it is keeping in Canada
"Stellantis continues to maintain a significant Canadian presence across vehicle manufacturing, casting, research and engineering, and automotive components, including Windsor Assembly Plant, Etobicoke Casting Plant, the Automotive Research and Development Centre in Windsor and its CpK operations," the company said. "In addition to Brampton Assembly Plant, Stellantis employs more than 10,000 Canadians."
CEO Antonio Filosa said Brampton employees "have made lasting contributions" and that after three years of paid layoff, "we remain committed to working with Unifor on a fair resolution." The company said it is prepared to negotiate a settlement with Unifor for union-represented employees.
Roshel founder and CEO Roman Shimonov said the plan is to create a "Centre of Excellence for advanced manufacturing" that would strengthen defence industrial capacity in Canada and bring manufacturing space and jobs to the Toronto area.
Background
More than 2,000 workers were laid off when Brampton halted operations in 2023, CBC News reported. Jeep Compass production that had been planned for the site later moved to the U.S. Stellantis and Roshel signed a memorandum of understanding in September about a possible sale. Unifor said after a Friday meeting that it believed the sale had been finalized, after Stellantis would neither confirm nor deny it.
Minister Mélanie Joly said in a statement carried by CBC News that the sale does not erase Stellantis's commitments to workers, that parties must return to the bargaining table, and that she has reached out about a meeting later this week focused on protecting jobs in Brampton.
What it means for you
If you work production at Windsor Assembly, stay home this week unless a supervisor calls you in. Skilled trades work as scheduled. Keep each layoff notice and pay stub, and take pay and benefit questions to Unifor Local 444. Windsor News will report the next plant schedule and any Windsor-specific product or hiring announcement if Stellantis makes one.
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