Stellantis wants to build Chinese Leapmotor EVs at its idled Canadian plant
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<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/02/Stellantis-EV-costs-China-2.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1400" /></div><p>Stellantis is in early talks to assemble electric vehicles from its Chinese partner Leapmotor at the idled Brampton, Ontario plant, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-01/stellantis-in-talks-to-make-chinese-evs-at-idled-canadian-plant">according to Bloomberg</a> — a factory that was supposed to be retooled for Jeep production with over $500 million in Canadian government subsidies.</p> <p>The proposal has already drawn fierce opposition from Ontario Premier Doug Ford and the Unifor union, which represents about 3,000 laid-off workers at the plant.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/04/02/stellantis-leapmotor-chinese-evs-brampton-canada-plant/#more-462150">more…</a>
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/02/Stellantis-EV-costs-China-2.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1400" /></div><p>Stellantis is in early talks to assemble electric vehicles from its Chinese partner Leapmotor at the idled Brampton, Ontario plant, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-01/stellantis-in-talks-to-make-chinese-evs-at-idled-canadian-plant">according to Bloomberg</a> — a factory that was supposed to be retooled for Jeep production with over $500 million in Canadian government subsidies.</p>
<p>The proposal has already drawn fierce opposition from Ontario Premier Doug Ford and the Unifor union, which represents about 3,000 laid-off workers at the plant.</p>
<a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/04/02/stellantis-leapmotor-chinese-evs-brampton-canada-plant/#more-462150">more…</a>