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Stellantis signs deal with Roshel to sell Brampton assembly plant

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Digital, G. (2026, November 9). Stellantis signs deal with Roshel to sell Brampton assembly plant. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12143427/stellantis-roshel-brampton-assembly-plant-deal/

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Stellantis has signed a deal with Roshel, a Canadian defence contractor, to sell its idle Brampton assembly plant in Ontario for an undisclosed amount. This agreement follows a September memorandum of understanding between the two companies and comes after Unifor, representing Stellantis autoworkers, received notice of potential closure and sale earlier this year. Over 2,000 workers were laid off when the plant stopped operations in 2023.
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Automaker Stellantis and Canadian armoured vehicle maker Roshel Inc. have finalized an agreement for Roshel to purchase Stellantis's idled Brampton assembly plant, though the financial details remain undisclosed. The deal follows Stellantis's earlier decision in September to potentially sell the facility to Roshel. In October, Unifor, representing Stellantis autoworkers, voted overwhelmingly with 97.3% support for a strike mandate if necessary. The Brampton plant had previously been planned for retooling to produce Jeep vehicles but was later abandoned in favor of U.S.-based production, leading to its current idle state.

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It later announced it was moving production of the Jeep Compass to the U.S., in what the union called a violation of its current collective agreement, and leaving the plant idled indefinitely.
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Under the asset purchase agreement, Roshel will acquire the facility and associated equipment from the automaker for an undisclosed amount.
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Stellantis signs deal with Roshel to sell Brampton assembly plant · assertive framing

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Automaker Stellantis says it has officially signed an agreement with Canadian defence contractor Roshel to sell its idled Brampton, Ont., assembly plant. asserted
it → say → plant
Under the asset purchase agreement, Roshel will acquire the facility and associated equipment from the automaker for an undisclosed amount. asserted
Roshel → acquire → amount
Stellantis signed a memorandum of understanding in September with Roshel, a Brampton-based manufacturer of armoured vehicles, for a potential sale of the facility. asserted
Stellantis → sign → facility
This past weekend, the union representing Stellantis autoworkers, Unifor, said it believed the sale had gone through. asserted
sale → represent → autoworkers
Last month, the union said it received notice that Stellantis was considering the closure and sale of the plant. asserted
Stellantis → say → plant
Get weekly money news Also in October, Stellantis workers voted overwhelmingly in favour of giving their union a strike mandate. asserted
workers → get → mandate
Unifor said 97.3 per cent of members who participated in a vote are in favour of authorizing a strike if needed. asserted
who → say → strike
The facility had been slated to be retooled for Jeep production, a process that began early in 2024, before the company paused the plan in early 2025. asserted
company → slat → 2025
It later announced it was moving production of the Jeep Compass to the U.S., in what the union called a violation of its current collective agreement, and leaving the plant idled indefinitely. asserted
union → announce → plant
More than 2,000 workers were laid off from the Brampton plant when it halted operations in 2023. asserted
it → lay → 2023
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