US EditionGM to end electric van production at CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ont.
GM will provide six months' salary and benefits to about 1,200 CAMI plant workers as it ends BrightDrop electric van production due to slow commercial EV market growth.
- On Oct. 21, 2025, General Motors confirmed it is ending BrightDrop production at the CAMI Assembly plant in Ingersoll, and the company said no BrightDrop vehicles will be made elsewhere.
- Production paused earlier this year after GM cited slowing demand in the commercial electric-vehicle sector, which developed more slowly than expected due to weaker demand, regulatory changes and lost U.S. tax credits.
- The Ingersoll plant had been operating below capacity since late 2022 after a $1-billion retooling investment; Kristian Aquilina said the production end reflects market demand, not workforce skill.
- GM said hourly employees will receive six months' salary while the company works with Unifor Local 88 and governments; about 1,200 unionized workers were employed before suspension earlier this year.
- Amid Stellantis's recent U.S. investment moves, federal and Ontario governments face pressure to secure a new mandate for CAMI as GM highlights ongoing Oshawa and St. Catharines production and a $600-million battery-materials facility in Becancour, Quebec.
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GM Ending Production of Electric Van at CAMI Plant in Ontario
General Motors (GM) is ending production of its BrightDrop electric delivery van at the CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ont., citing insufficient demand for the vehicle. An Oct. 21 statement from the company said it has no plans to move production to another location, noting that the commercial electric delivery van market “developed much slower than expected.” The auto manufacturer said that the CAMI plant had been “operating below capacity,” leading …
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