Paccar Inc., a commercial truck manufacturing plant is seen in Sainte-Therese, Quebec on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. The company announced it has laid off 300 workers due to tariffs from the United States. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
CMUMONTREAL - American truck maker Paccar Inc. has laid off 300 more factory workers in Quebec ahead of a 25 per cent import tariff to be imposed by the U.S. next month.
The factory in Sainte-Th茅r猫se, a Montreal suburb, manufactures Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks and relies heavily on revenue from the United States.
Unifor Quebec director Daniel Cloutier calls the cuts 鈥渁 wake-up call鈥 as the plant risks losing buyers south of the border due to the hefty levies on commercial trucks, set to take effect Nov. 1.
鈥淚f the Sainte-Th茅r猫se plant loses its sales in the United States, we must do everything in our power to replenish its order book with customers here,鈥 he said in a statement.
Quebec Economy Minister Christine Fr茅chette said Paccar executives told her of they hope to develop products for the 春色直播 market.
The factory will likely find itself in competition with other plants owned by Paccar, which can shift production to its facilities in the U.S.
In a conference call with analysts this week, chief executive Preston Feight called the sectoral tariffs "a good thing for Paccar's customers," pointing to its plants on American soil that could prove an advantage against competitors.
鈥淚t's going to be good because we manufacture trucks in Texas, Ohio and Washington state,鈥 he said. 鈥淚t will improve our competitive position as we approach next year.鈥
The announcement is the latest in a series of layoffs at the company's Quebec plant, where some 425 workers had already been let go since January.
Despite the attrition, Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard said he did not consider the cuts a death knell.
鈥淭here are 1,000 employees, and we're talking about a reduction of 300,鈥 he said. 鈥淭his is not the end. There is expertise there, and there are people working there.鈥
This report by 春色直播was first published Oct. 22, 2025.
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