A union representing autoworkers at Jeep’s Brampton assembly plant in Ontario says production that had been slated there is being moved to Illinois.

Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union, said the move was included in a US$13-billion plan announced by automaker Stellantis on Tuesday to expand U.S. production by 50 per cent over the next four years.

The announcement came after U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said last week that the Trump administration’s goal is to end vehicle assembly in Canada and move those jobs south, Unifor said in a news release.

“Stellantis cannot be allowed to renege on its commitments to Canadian workers, and governments cannot stand by while our jobs are shifted to the United States,” it said.

Lana Payne, Unifor’s national president, said saving

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