Canada Blockade Escalates, Shutting Auto Plants and Two-Way Traffic Around U.S. Border
- At least six automobile factories temporarily halt work
- Protest has grown from truckers to include right-wing groups
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At least six auto plants near the U.S.-Canada border have slashed output as the impact from a protest blocking truck traffic into Detroit begins rippling through both nations’ economies.
Toyota Motor Corp. said it will idle three plants in Ontario due to parts shortages caused by the bridge blockade. General Motors Co. canceled two shifts at an SUV factory in Lansing, Michigan. Ford Motor Co. on Thursday reduced capacity at its factories in the province, while Stellantis NV curtailed shifts Wednesday night at multiple facilities in the U.S. and Canada, including a Ram pickup truck plant outside Detroit.