NV公司与加拿大装甲车制造商Roshel Inc.签署协议，出售位于多伦多附近的一家闲置汽车工厂，交易条款未披露。
NV signed a deal to sell an idled auto plant near Toronto to Roshel Inc., a Canadian armored vehicle manufacturer, for undisclosed terms.
位于安大略省布兰普顿的这家工厂曾雇佣约3000名工会工人，但自2023年底以来已停止生产，成为美国总统唐纳德·特朗普关税对加拿大汽车业造成损害的典型案例。
The plant in Brampton, Ontario, once employed about 3,000 unionized workers but hasn’t been in production since late 2023, and has become a prime example of the damage to Canada’s auto sector caused by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
“布兰普顿员工对Stellantis做出了持久贡献，我们认真对待对员工及其家属的责任。经过三年带薪停工，我们仍致力于与Unifor合作，达成公平解决方案，”Stellantis首席执行官安东尼奥·菲洛萨在一份声明中表示。
“Brampton employees have made lasting contributions to Stellantis, and we take our responsibilities to them and their families seriously. After three years of paid layoff, we remain committed to working with Unifor on a fair resolution,” Antonio Filosa, Stellantis’ chief executive officer, said in a statement.
Stellantis原计划在那里生产Jeep Compass SUV，但去年在特朗普对外国制造汽车征收25%关税后取消了该计划。该汽车制造商表示，这些车辆将改在伊利诺伊州生产。
Stellantis was set to build the Jeep Compass SUV there, but scrapped that plan last year following Trump’s imposition of 25% tariffs on foreign-made cars. The automaker said those vehicles will be produced in Illinois instead.
Stellantis由2021年菲亚特克莱斯勒与法国PSA集团合并而成，正面临美国库存居高不下、持续的质量问题以及欧洲市场激烈的中国竞争，这些因素使扭亏为盈的努力变得复杂。为重启增长，该汽车制造商正在进行扭亏为盈计划，并计划到2030年投入约600亿欧元（672亿美元）推出数十款新车型，优先发展Jeep、Ram、标致和菲亚特品牌。在北美，它计划增加新卡车以重建销量。
Stellantis, created from the 2021 merger of Fiat Chrysler and France’s PSA Group, is grappling with stubbornly high US inventory levels, persistent quality issues and fierce Chinese competition in Europe that have complicated turnaround efforts. To reignite growth, the automaker is in the midst of a turnaround effort and plans to spend some €60 billion ($67.2 billion) through 2030 to launch dozens of new models, prioritizing the Jeep, Ram, Peugeot and Fiat brands. In North America, it plans to add new trucks to try to rebuild sales.
但公司高管对这座约40年历史的布兰普顿工厂是否符合这些计划表示重大怀疑。
But company executives have expressed significant doubts about whether the Brampton plant, which is about 40 years old, fits into those plans.
Roshel的总部位于布兰普顿工厂附近，是竞标一份加拿大军事合同的两家最终候选人之一，该合同价值高达49亿加元（35亿美元），用于制造轻型实用车辆，这些车辆将在该工厂生产。
Roshel, whose head office is near the Brampton facility, is one of two finalists bidding on a Canadian military contract worth as much as C$4.9 billion ($3.5 billion) to build light utility vehicles, which would be manufactured at the plant.
Stellantis和Roshel公司9月签署了一份备忘录，概述了出售事宜的步骤。当时，Roshel首席执行官罗曼·西莫诺夫告诉彭博新闻社，他的公司还将努力吸引其他车辆制造和国防业务到该工厂。
Stellantis and Roshel signed a memorandum in September outlining the steps toward a sale. At that time, Roman Shimonov, Roshel’s chief executive officer, told Bloomberg News his firm would also work to attract other vehicle manufacturing and defense work to the plant.
“这个提案不是要创建一个汽车工厂的替代品，而是要在汽车生产能力基础上增加国防业务，”西莫诺夫9月表示。
“This proposal is not about creating a substitution to an automotive plant, but rather adding defense on top of the automotive production capabilities,” Shimonov said in September.
作为其争取加拿大军事合同的一部分，Roshel已概述了与其他加拿大公司的合作伙伴关系，包括安大略省索圣玛丽的阿尔戈马钢铁集团公司钢厂。去年，Roshel宣布与瑞典钢铁生产商Swebor Stal Svenska AB建立合作伙伴关系，设立加拿大首个完全专门生产防弹级钢材的设施。
As part of its pitch for the Canadian military contract, Roshel has outlined partnerships with other Canadian firms, including the Algoma Steel Group Inc. mill in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Last year, Roshel announced a partnership with Swedish steel producer Swebor Stal Svenska AB to establish Canada’s first facility entirely dedicated to producing ballistic-grade steel.
但计划中的Roshel收购遭到Unifor工会的坚决反对，该工会代表该工厂被解雇的汽车工人。
But the planned Roshel sale is staunchly opposed by Unifor, the union that represents laid-off auto workers at the plant.
“很明显，大规模的企业游说已经说服了政府中的一些人，认为给卡车加装装甲或重新组装汽车是布兰普顿可行的替代工作，”Unifor全国主席拉娜·佩恩周日在社交媒体上发帖称。
“It’s clear that heavy corporate lobbying has convinced some in government that armoring trucks or reassembling cars is viable replacement work for Brampton,” Unifor National President Lana Payne posted on social media Sunday.
“加拿大将放弃一个有利可图的汽车装配和供应链产能，换取小批量、主要基于合同的改装工作——将数以万计的工作岗位变成几百个。”在其声明中，Stellantis表示，它承认其在集体协议下对员工的义务，并且仍然准备与Unifor接触。
“Canada will have given up a lucrative auto assembly and supply chain capacity, for small batch, mostly contract-based upfitting work – turning tens of thousands of jobs into a few hundred.”In its statement, Stellantis said it acknowledged its obligations to employees under the collective agreement and that it remains prepared to engage with Unifor.
目前尚不清楚总理马克·卡尼领导的政府对将该工厂出售给加拿大公司的交易有多大发言权——尽管它确实控制着Roshel获得加拿大军事合同的能力。
It’s not immediately clear what say Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government would have over a sale transaction for the plant to a Canadian company — though it does control Roshel’s ability to get Canadian military contracts.
Stellantis 将吉普车生产线迁走后，工业部长梅拉妮·乔利的部门提起法律诉讼，试图追回给予该公司的数亿美元财政援助，指控其违反承诺。
After Stellantis relocated the Jeep production line, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly’s department pursued legal action to recover hundreds of millions of dollars in financial help given to the company, alleging it had breached its commitments.
据Stellantis声明，该交易预计将于2026年底前完成。
The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2026, according to the Stellantis statement.