Canada’s automotive heartland is reeling a day after Stellantis delivered a blow to hopes it will restart its assembly plant in Brampton.

” I am very concerned, very concerned for the future of the auto industry in Ontario,” said Oshawa Mayor Dan Carter Wednesday.

On Tuesday, Stellantis announced a $13-billion U.S. manufacturing expansion, and is moving production of its popular Jeep Compass from Brampton to Illinois.

The move comes amid a growing trade war sparked by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs .

While Carter says he has a strong relationship with General Motors, which has a major presence in his city, the Stellantis news was “very disappointing.”

He suggested it’s not a coincidence that the Stellantis news comes just a week after U.S. commerce secretary Howard Lutnick s

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