Stellantis' Chinese EV Plan Sparks Controversy

0:00Stellantis is catching heat for talks about turning its idle Brampton assembly plant into a hub for Chinese electric vehicles from Partners de Jong. Lead motor. Ontario premier Doug Ford and federal industry minister Melanie Jolie shot it down quick, and uniform president Lana Payne says they got to reopen it for. Full Canadian production, like promised. The big worry is, these would be knock-down kids, mostly built in China with Chinese parts, shipped here for final tweaks by just a few hundred workers. That's not the same as cranking out cars with billions in local parts and thousands of jobs. Leaders and auto experts like Flavio Volpe, from the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association, call it a raw deal for Canadians offering zero real. Economic boost. Folks want Chinese eBs fine, but only if parts come from North America and assembly happens fully here. The plants been shut over two years, re-tooled with government cash, but Stellantis shifted Jeep Compass production to Illinois last October, leaving.

1:01Thousands hanging. Volpe pushes for rules treating these kids as imports, counting against the 49,000 vehicle quota from a recent China deal. Bottom line, Chinese eBs are coming, but everyone's drawing lines to protect jobs and make sure Canada gets fair play, just like we did investing. There, stay tuned as this heats up. You've been listening to Canada News today, AI-powered local news.