Stellantis will proceed to construct minivans on two shifts on the Windsor Meeting Plant in Windsor, Ont., till no less than the top of June 2023, based on the union representing hourly staff there.

Unifor Native 444 President Dave Cassidy made the announcement in a Fb video message on the Labour Day weekend, saying the automaker knowledgeable him of the choice on Sept. 2.

The automaker confirmed the plan, however did not say why it prolonged the shift.

Stellantis mentioned in October 2021 that it might get rid of the second shift in early spring of 2022, but it surely has since prolonged the lifetime of the shift thrice.

“Which is nice information,” Cassidy mentioned in his video. “We’ve been persevering with to struggle and argue over that second-shift problem. 

“We are going to proceed to have dialogue and debates to be sure that it’s proper off the radar previous to us going again to our three shifts.”

Stellantis eradicated the third shift two years, slicing about 1,400 jobs within the course of. 

Previous to its merger with PSA Group, Fiat Chrysler pledged throughout 2020 contract negotiations with Unifor to speculate between $1.35 billion and $1.5 billion to start constructing electrified autos on the Windsor meeting plant. 

Each the union and automaker preserve that promise might be saved.

Stellantis has not mentioned which new product the manufacturing facility will ultimately construct. 

About 4,500 individuals, nearly all of them Unifor members, construct the Chrysler Pacifica and Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid for world markets, the Chrysler Grand Caravan for the Canadian market and Chrysler Voyager for fleet gross sales.

In the meantime, Stellantis and LG Vitality Resolution are constructing a $5.2-billion electric-vehicle battery plant in Windsor. It’s anticipated to launch manufacturing within the first quarter of 2024.

Throughout the first six months of the yr, Canadian gross sales of the Pacifica had been up 81 per cent to 4,217 this yr whereas Grand Caravan gross sales surged 84 per cent to 2,384.