Prime Minister Mark Carney says the global head of Stellantis told him the automaker is looking at finding a new model to fill the idled Brampton, Ont., plant, but that a decision won't be coming quickly.

Speaking to reporters in Toronto, Carney said Stellantis told him that a decision on producing a vehicle in Brampton would be dependent on the finalization of a renewed free trade deal with the United States.

Stellantis announced Tuesday it will invest $13 billion US over the next four years to expand its manufacturing capacity in the U.S. It said the new investments will increase its U.S. vehicle production by 50 per cent and add more than 5,000 jobs.

The company, formerly called Chrysler, said the Jeep Compass, previously slated to be made at the Brampton Assembly Plant, will move to

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