Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says Ottawa is still trying to prevent Stellantis from selling its Brampton, Ont., assembly plant after warning it could sue over federal support.
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Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says she is still hopeful she can prevent Stellantis from selling its Brampton, Ont., assembly plant to Roshel.
Joly made the remarks after previously threatening to sue the automaker to recoup federal cash provided to Stellantis. She said Ottawa has "put an aggressive package to Stellantis to prevent the sale and we are still in solution mode to prevent the sale."
The minister said she plans to present "new scenarios" during an upcoming meeting with the company’s global chief executive Antonio Filosa.
Joly spoke during an announcement Friday in Vaughan, Ont., alongside Ontario Economic Development Minister Vic Fedeli, who said there are supports available to Stellantis if it can "buy some time" rather than proceeding with the sale to the defence contractor.
Joly also reiterated that if Stellantis continues with the sale, it would be responsible for "hundreds of millions of dollars" tied to Ottawa’s previous funding meant to help retool the Brampton and Windsor facilities to produce electrified vehicles.
Stellantis said Thursday it intends to repay $24 million in federal government support it received for the Brampton facility’s retooling plan.
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