Layoffs start at auto plants

Temporary layoffs start at auto plants in Canada, Mexico and the US following tariff announcement

From CNN's Chris Isidore

Stellantis says it has “paused production” at some of its Canadian and Mexican auto assembly plants due to the newly announced tariffs, and that as a result, some US workers will also be temporarily laid off.

Stellantis said that 900 US hourly employees who make powertrains and stampings that supply the affected Canadian and Mexican plants will be among those laid-off due to reduced production prompted by the tariffs. They work at five different Midwest plants — the Warren Stamping and Sterling Stamping plants in Michigan, as well as the Indiana Transmission Plant, Kokomo Transmission Plant and Kokomo Casting Plant, all in Kokomo, Indiana.

The assembly plant in Windsor, Ontario, which produces the Chrysler Pacifica and Voyager, and Dodge Charge Daytona, will be closed for two weeks starting Monday, and the assembly plant in Toluca, Mexico, which makes the Jeep Compass and electric Wagoneer S, will be closed for the rest of April, also starting Monday.

“We are continuing to assess the medium- and long-term effects of these tariffs on our operations, but also have decided to take some immediate actions, including temporarily pausing production at some of our Canadian and Mexican assembly plants,” said Antonio Filosa, Stellantis’ chief operating officer for the Americas, in a memo to Stellantis’ North American employees. “Those actions will impact some employees at several of our US powertrain and stamping facilities that support those operations.”