U.S.-Canada bridge closure cost auto industry millions of dollars. Who pays?

ambassador bridge_Wide Shot-main_i.jpg — After a six-day blockade of the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor and Detroit, the threat of more protests and closures looms. (Greg Layson\/Automotive News)

February 15, 2022 12:08 AM

DETROIT -- The shutdown of the Ambassador Bridge last week forced by protests in Canada has cost the automotive industry millions of dollars and left many wondering who pays for the latest supply chain crisis.

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