Stellantis Offers to Return Federal Money Received for Brampton Plant

Stellantis says it is willing to pay back federal funds it received to retool the Brampton, Ont., auto plant it sold this week to Roshel, a Canadian maker of armoured vehicles. “We recognize that Canadians expect accountability for public funding and that is why Stellantis has offered to voluntarily return the government support received for Brampton Assembly’s original retooling plan,” Stellantis said in an emailed statement. Stellantis, which owns Jeep and Chrysler, announced the sale of the idled plant northwest of Toronto to Canadian armoured vehicle maker Roshel on Nov. 9. Prime Minister Mark Carney framed Stellantis’ agreement to sell its Brampton auto assembly plant as a “betrayal” to Canadians while speaking to reporters on Nov. 10, calling the situation “unacceptable.”