GM said in May it would eliminate the third shift at its Oshawa Silverado pickup plant by the fall. Now, it’s delaying those plans by several months.

General Motors Co. GM-N says it has delayed plans to cut the third shift at its plant in Oshawa, Ont., by several months, in a temporary reprieve for 700 jobs.

Stellantis NV STLA-N , meanwhile, confirmed it will add a third shift at its Windsor, Ont., assembly plant in the first quarter of 2026, after backing away from a plan to boost production by adding the jobs this fall.

Lana Payne, national president of Unifor, which represents workers at both plants, said the announcements are a “sign of life” for the battered Canadian auto sector that “remains under siege by unfair, unjust U.S. tariffs.”

“Despite today’s good news, autoworkers

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