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.

Carney’s comments come two days after Stellantis said that it would move its Jeep Compass production , and the more than 3,000 jobs that come with it, to Illinois rather than the Brampton plant.

Carney says he expressed “disappointment” with Stellantis over its decision to move the long-planned Jeep production from Ontario.

On Wednesday, Industry Minister Melanie Joly expre

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