GM ending BrightDrop production in Ingersoll, Ont.

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EDITOR'S NOTE

"Yet another setback for Canada's auto industry, as GM announces it is ending electric van production in Ingersoll, Ont. due to lack of demand. The news comes a week after Stellantis said it's moving Jeep Compass production from Brampton to Ohio. "

Kirstyn Brown, Editor, Plant Magazine

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General Motors ending BrightDrop production in Ingersoll, Ont.

The company says the decision is related to low demand for the model and it isn't moving production elsewhere.

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