General Motors (GM) has confirmed that it is ending production of its BrightDrop electric vans at the Canadian Automotive Manufacturing Inc. (CAMI) assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ontario.

Production at the plant was paused back in May , when the automotive manufacturing giant cited low demand for commercial electric vehicles. According to CBC, GM stated today that BrightDrop vehicles will not be manufactured elsewhere.

GM has stated that hourly employees will receive six months’ salary, along with possible lump sum payments and other benefits, which aligns with the collective bargaining agreement with Unifor. The company is set to collaborate with Unifor and both levels of government to assess the future of the CAMI plant, which is currently at risk.

As CBC pointed out, BrightDrop’s launc

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