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CNBC's Kristina Partsinevelos joins 'Squawk Box' from the nation's border with Canada to provide an update on protesters blocking a crucial trade link between the two countries.

WASHINGTON : Toyota Motor Corp, General Motors Co (GM), Ford Motor and Chrysler parent Stellantis said they had been forced to cancel or scale back some production at North American plants yesterday because of parts shortages stemming from Canadian trucker protests against pandemic mandates. The truckers, who oppose a vaccinate-or-quarantine requirement for cross-border drivers, have used their big rigs to snarl traffic at the Ambassador Bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ontario – which accounts for about 25% of US-Canadian trade. A Toyota spokesman told Reuters the automaker was suspending production through tomorrow at plants on both sides of the border, in Ontario and Kentucky. The largest Japanese automaker said it was “experiencing multiple dropped logistics routes” and it is “not isolated to only one or two parts at this point”. The shortages affected Toyota''s production of the RAV4 – the best-selling non-truck vehicle in the United States, Camry, Avalon, Lexus RX and Lexus ES, the automaker said.

BETTING DAY By blocking a bridge between Canada and the United States, anti-sanitary measures protesters have touched a central nerve for the auto industry and forced the giants of the sector to temporarily suspend or slow down the chains of manufacturing in several factories. General Motors, Ford, Stellantis and Toyota had either to tell workers […] The post The auto industry hit to the heart by the blockage of a bridge in Canada first appeared on The Bobr Times .

Ford, GM, Honda, Toyota and Stellantis all canceled shifts or reduced capacity at plants.

General Motors and Chrysler-parent Stellantis said on Thursday they were forced to cancel or scale back some shifts because of parts shortages

Ford Motor Co. (F) has idled a Canadian engine factory and reduced production at an assembly plant as the protests blocking freight traffic between Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario hurts supply chains. Ford’s engine plant in Windsor has been shutdown and the schedule cut back at a factory in Toronto that makes the Edge SUV, the company said. The automaker is continuing to ship engine inventory to U.S. plants but is struggling due to the trucker blockade at the border. The blockade of the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor by protesters angry over COVID-19 restrictions is in its third day, with no end in sight. Windsor officials said they prefer a negotiated settlement over using force to tow away the vehicles that have clogged the city’s streets and prevented trucks from crossing the U.S.-Canada border. Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens said the city’s police department is negotiating with multiple groups to try to persuade them to voluntarily leave the city’s streets so the bridge can be reopened.

North American Automakers Shutter Production Amid Canadian Trucker Blockade We warned days ago that if the Ambassador Bridge that connects Windsor, Ontario, with Detroit, were to remain closed until the end of the week, there would be severe consequences for North America''s auto industry. As of Thursday morning, automakers including Toyota, Chrysler Pacifica, Ford, and General Motors halted or limited production at their Canada/U.S. manufacturing plants due to Canadian truckers blocking the busiest international land border crossing between the U.S. and Canada over vaccine mandates. Ford told AP that it suspended engine production in Windsor while its factory outside Toronto had reduced production. "We hope this situation is resolved quickly because it could have a widespread impact on all automakers in the U.S. and Canada," the company said. Chrysler-maker Stellantis is facing an urgent parts shortage at its assembly plant in Windsor, where it had to cut shifts on Tuesday but resumed some production yesterday, Due to part shortages, General Motors reduced output at its Lansing, Michigan, making SUVs for Buick, Chevrolet, and GMC brands.

Toyota, Ford and Chrysler-owner Stellantis have had to curb production because of border closures.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -General Motors Co and Chrysler-parent Stellantis said on Thursday they were forced to cancel or scale back some shifts because of parts shortages stemming from Canadian trucking

That happened fast. Ford (F), Toyota (TM) and Chrysler-maker Stellantis (STLA) have all halted production near Detroit, the historic heart of the U.S

WINDSOR/OTTAWA/WASHINGTON: Ford and Toyota on Wednesday both said they were halting some production as anti-coronavirus mandate protesters blocked U.S-Canada border crossings that have prompted warnings from Washington and Ottawa of economic damage. Many pandemic-weary Western countries will soon mark two years of restrictions as copycat protests spread to Australia, New Zealand and France now the highly infectious Omicron variant begins to ease in some places. Horn-blaring protests have being causing gridlock in the capital Ottawa since late January and from Monday night, truckers shut inbound Canada traffic at the Ambassador Bridge, a supply route for Detroit''s carmakers and agricultural products. A number of carmakers have now been affected by the disruption near Detroit, the historic heart of the US automotive sector, but there were other factors too such as severe weather and a shortage of semi-conductor chips. Toyota, the top US seller, said it is not expected to produce vehicles at its Ontario sites for the rest of the week, output has been halted at a Ford engine plant and Chrysler-maker Stellantis has also been disrupted.

Truckers opposed to coronavirus mandates risk hurting the auto sector and agriculture as they block US-Canada border crossings, the White House said on Wednesday, February 9, as Ford halted some output and Ottawa urged an end to the 13-day-long protests. Many pandemic-weary Western countries will soon mark two years of restrictions as copycat protests spread to Australia, New Zealand, and France now that the highly infectious Omicron variant begins to ease in some places. Horn-blaring protests have being causing gridlock in the capital Ottawa since late January and from Monday night, truckers shut inbound Canada traffic at the Ambassador Bridge, a supply route for Detroits carmakers and agricultural products. Production has been affected at Ford Motor Co and Chrysler-maker Stellantis. Another border crossing, in Alberta province, has been closed in both directions since late on Tuesday. Starting as a Freedom Convoy occupying downtown Ottawa opposing a vaccinate-or-quarantine mandate for cross-border truckers mirrored by the US government, protesters have also aired grievances about a carbon tax and other legislation. I think its important for everyone in Canada and the United States to understand what the impact of this blockage is potential impact on workers, on the supply chain, and that is where were most focused, White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said on Wednesday. Were also looking to track potential disruptions to US agricultural exports from Michigan into Canada. Washington is working with authorities across the border to reroute traffic to the Blue Water Bridge, which links Port Huron in Michigan with Sarnia in Ontario, amid worries protests could turn violent, she told reporters.

PARIS (Reuters) – Carmaker Stellantis and a majority of labour union representatives have reached an agreement about moving jobs from a gasoline and diesel engine plant in Douvrin, northern France, to a new electric battery plant, several sources told Reuters.

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