A General Motors assembly plant in Canada, which manufactures Pickup van mainly to export IIt will reduce its shifts from three to two due to the commercial ‘war’ of Donald Trump.
The car manufacturer announced The reorientation of his factory in Oshawa, Ontarioto manufacture more trucks for the Canadian market.
This plant is the only one of GM in Canada which still produces consumer vehicles. Another GM factory in Ontario manufactures electric commercial vans, but it is expected to remain inactive for months.
What manufactures GM in the Oshawa factory?
Produce The Chevrolet Silverado pickup trucks. GM recently announced the creation of 250 new jobs to boost production in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where the company also manufactures the silvery.
President Donald Trump put 25 percent tariffs on cars made abroad at the beginning of April, although the government later announced a ‘relaxation’ to soften the impact for automotive companies.
General Motors cut off his profits for the whole year due to An exhibition of up to 5 billion dollars to tariffs On cars, one of the greatest financial impacts revealed by any company so far as a result of the commercial war.
What did the Ontario authorities say about GM’s decision?
To Oshawa workers: “I express my deepest condolences to them and their families”said May 2, Canadian Prime minister Mark Carney, emphasizing that the income from Canada’s reciprocal tariffs will be used to help affected workers.
Canada allows automobile manufacturers to continue importing a certain amount of cars and trucks assembled in the United States, tariff free, as long as they maintain the manufacture of vehicles in the country. These companies must “act in real collaboration to maintain employment and investment in Canada”Carney declared. “Otherwise, there will be consequences.”
The union that represents 3 thousand GM plant workers criticized shift reduction. The national president of Unifor, Lana Paynehe described the decision as “reckless” and said he would have a domino effect throughout the auto parts suppliers network.
“GM must reverse this myopic measure before there are more damage”, Declared in a statement. The union estimates that approximately 700 jobs could be affected if GM continues with his plan. The first minister of Ontario, Doug Ford, declared on social networks that the province“ will continue to do everything possible to guarantee a solid future for the plant and its workers ”.
Unifor indicated that GM should meet with the union to analyze the options to mitigate job loss. The union also plans to ask if A plant in St. Catharines, Ontariothat supplies engines to the Oshawa factory will be affected by the decision.
