Tariff Response: Stellantis To Pause Production and Institute Temporary Layoffs

The auto industry has only just begun feeling the effects of President Trump’s new tariffs, but Stellantis is already taking temporary actions to curb any negative impacts. The automaker announced a production pause at its facilities in Windsor, Ontario, and Mexico and said it would lay off 900 people in the United States. Stellantis said the Ontario plant would close for two weeks starting Monday, April 7, but the Toluca, Mexico facility, where 2,600 people work, will close for at least t