The Ingersoll plant closure adds another layer of uncertainty to Canada’s auto sector. GM has already said it plans to eliminate one of the three shifts at its plant in Oshawa, Ont., where it makes pickup trucks, in January 2026.

General Motors (GM) Canada’s decision to end production of its BrightDrop electric delivery van could be the death knell for the company’s Cami plant in Ingersoll, whose future will now be tied to Canada’s ability to secure a trade deal with the U.S. soon, an industry watcher says.

General Motors has announced an end to production of its electric delivery van at its Ingersoll, Ont., plant just a week after Stellantis said it would be moving production planned for its Brampton, Ont.

In another blow to Ontario’s auto sector, General Motors announces its ending production of its BrightDrop electric delivery vans in Ingersoll.  The company blames low demand, but Premier Doug Ford is now threatening legal action if the company doesn’t find another use for the facility.

Weak sales of its electric cargo van built in Ingersoll have prompted auto giant General Motors to pull the plug on the van, casting the future of the Cami factory – and its hundreds of workers – into limbo. Key things to know:

General Motors has confirmed the end of production of the BrightDrop electric delivery van at its CAMI Assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ontario. This comes after

Fedex, DHL, Walmart and Hertz reserved electric delivery vans from GM, but few were purchased. The Brightdrop plant in Canada is idle.

General Motors' embattled BrightDrop electric last-mile delivery van failed to gain traction in the U.S. market.