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

EV market just hit a pause as General Motors ends BrightDrop van production at its Canadian plant after slow sales and mounting inventory.

GM said it will talk with Unifor and the Canadian and Ontario governments about the future of the plant, which is halfway between Detroit and Toronto.

Along with GM at Cami, Stellantis is cutting production at its Brampton plant. As a result, the federal government has told Stellantis and GM they will no longer receive tariff breaks on autos they import to Canada. Automakers get a break on tariffs they pay for selling vehicles here if they make them locally.

More than 200 salaried, largely white-collar jobs got laid off mostly at GM's technical center in Warren, Mich. The company delivered the message around 7 a.m. EDT via Slack and added jobs cut were not due to performance, but rather "business conditions."

Canadian autoworkers face uncertainty as US automakers shift EV plans, leaving plants and jobs in the balance.

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.