Amidst a collapse in electric vehicle sales and persistent United States tariffs, there’s an emerging consensus that the grand vision to transform Canada into an electric vehicle manufacturing powerhouse is dying.
General Motors Co. announced earlier this week that it would end production of its BrightDrop electric delivery van, leaving 1,000 workers in Ingersoll, Ont., with an uncertain future. Last week, Stellantis NV confirmed it will not start EV production at its Brampton assembly plant next year as originally planned, provoking threats of a lawsuit by the federal government.
