Stellantis NV said it’s halting plans to manufacture the Jeep Compass SUV at its factory in the Toronto region, throwing into doubt the future of one of the company’s two major assembly plants in Canada.

The decision comes as a part of a broader revamp at the automaker, which has unveiled a $13 billion investment plan to bolster its US business and dodge tariffs. Stellantis will produce the Compass in Belvidere, Illinois.

The company announced in late 2023 that it would retool the plant for Jeep production. But in February, shortly after President Donald Trump threatened tariffs against foreign autos, Stellantis paused that work, while providing assurances that it still planned to bring the factory online.

The plant in Brampton, Ontario, employed about 3,000 unionized workers when it wa

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