Stellantis Scales Back Production at Windsor Assembly

Totally agree with Triple as to making the big inevitable move, not sure on the site as I believe there will be a need, short term, for a bunch of new product that will need an assembly line that is flexible for three or four different brand offerings. I’m thinking Cherokee, Compass, Dodge Stealth and a Chrysler SUV, all brothers under the skin. All need to be built in the U.S. eventually. There might be a midsize Ram truck in that mix too. Just a guess here on product and site.
As to Windsor, it’s past time for Canada and Stellantis by association, to face up to the fact that our President is dead serious on “America First” and to start construction on a facility for the STLA Large vehicles, current and projected at Windsor, in an American site. I’m sure if the plans for this facility were in stone, a waiver for the construction interval could be reached with the government. To delay further, or hope for something to change, is foolish. Move it ASAP.
Personally I see the consequences for Canada with some sympathy, but perhaps, as presented elsewhere, Windsor might be used to produce Canadian bound market product as well as export stuff built off the STLA Large platform, or trucks even. Canadian citizens voted recently and hopefully inflated egos and false arrogance can be left at the door and reality prevails since our deep cooperative relationship is valued, but like it or not, driven by the United States. Time for Canada to join Stellantis in making a deal with the deal maker in charge. Trump is his name.

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Totally agree with Triple as to making the big inevitable move, not sure on the site as I believe there will be a need, short term, for a bunch of new product that will need an assembly line that is flexible for three or four different brand offerings. I’m thinking Cherokee, Compass, Dodge Stealth and a Chrysler SUV, all brothers under the skin. All need to be built in the U.S. eventually. There might be a midsize Ram truck in that mix too. Just a guess here on product and site.
As to Windsor, it’s past time for Canada and Stellantis by association, to face up to the fact that our President is dead serious on “America First” and to start construction on a facility for the STLA Large vehicles, current and projected at Windsor, in an American site. I’m sure if the plans for this facility were in stone, a waiver for the construction interval could be reached with the government. To delay further, or hope for something to change, is foolish. Move it ASAP.
Personally I see the consequences for Canada with some sympathy, but perhaps, as presented elsewhere, Windsor might be used to produce Canadian bound market product as well as export stuff built off the STLA Large platform, or trucks even. Canadian citizens voted recently and hopefully inflated egos and false arrogance can be left at the door and reality prevails since our deep cooperative relationship is valued, but like it or not, driven by the United States. Time for Canada to join Stellantis in making a deal with the deal maker in charge. Trump is his name.

Trump should be abiding by the terms of the trade agreement he signed with Canada and Mexico. If he wanted changes he should act like a normal president would and ask them to sit down and negotiate a new agreement.
He is costing companies billions of dollars, disrupting product plans ,and causing loss of jobs because of his trade tantrums that change every time he passes gas.
He will cause companies and people to file bankruptcy. Then again he thinks that is normal as he did it 6 times. He is a real financial genius.

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