General Motors will end production of its Chevy Brightdrop electric vans at its factory in Ingersol, Ontario, the company said during its third quarter earnings call Tuesday. The decision was made as slow demand in the electric van market led to hundreds of Brightdrop vehicles piling up in dealer lots in both the US and Canada.

GM CEO Mary Barra said the automaker would assess the CAMI assembly plant for for future opportunities. “This is not a decision we made lightly because of the impact on our employees,” she said in the earnings call. “However the commercial electric van market has been developing much slower than expected, and changes to the regulatory framework and fleet incentives has made the business even more challenging.”

“This is not a decision we made lightly because of the

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