Stellantis sells idled Brampton Assembly plant to defence contractor Roshel

· Automotive & EV · Canada

Stellantis has sold its idled Brampton Assembly plant in Canada to defence contractor Roshel, according to Automotive News, with the union Unifor believing the sale has gone through. The plant had been at the centre of tense, high-stakes contract talks between the automaker and Unifor, which has been without a contract with Stellantis since Sept. 20. The move removes a long-standing source of friction in Canadian labour relations while marking a shift in the use of a former vehicle assembly site. Neither the sale price nor Roshel's plans for the facility were disclosed in the reports.

Why it matters：The sale ends a standoff that has weighed on Stellantis' Canadian labour relations and shows how idled assembly capacity can be repurposed outside the auto industry as plants are retooled or closed.

Key points

  • Unifor has been without a contract with Stellantis since Sept. 20.
  • The Brampton plant was idled and central to tense contract talks.
  • The buyer, Roshel, is a defence contractor.

Sources (original reporting)

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