The Fiat-Chrysler parent company is freezing plans to make the Jeep Compass in its Brampton, Ont., assembly plant as it “continues to reassess its product strategy in North America.” The move will drag out uncertainty for over 2,200 autoworkers, many of whom expected to return to work this year after the completion of retooling that shut down the plant in early 2024. (The Logic)

Talking point: The main product allocated to the otherwise vacant factory, the Jeep Compass, won’t debut in North America until 2026—close to the deadline when Stellantis can re-start negotiations on its union contract, including a moratorium on factory closures that it agreed to in 2023. The 2.95-million-square-foot factory was nonetheless slated to be the leading producer of the SUV. LouAnn Gosselin, Stellantis’s head of communications for Canada, said the delay is temporary and won’t change previously announced investment plans for the plant. Still, the move comes as autoworkers are warning that a brewing trade war could move jobs from Canada to the U.S.