GM to idle CAMI BrightDrop plant in Ontario for 5 months

A BrightDrop van on the production line at CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Ont. — The CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Ont., has been building BrightDrop vans since late 2022. (DAVID KENNEDY/AUTOMOTIVE NEWS CANADA)

April 11, 2025 05:50 PM

General Motors plans to idle its CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Ont., for about five months, leaving 1,200 workers on layoff through the summer, according to Unifor, which represents hourly staff there.

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