<p>Fiat Chrysler (FCA) has committed to a multi-year investment in assembling electric vehicles in Canada and to add up to 2,000 new jobs, a union representing some of the carmaker's workers announced Thursday.</p>.<p>The company has agreed to invest up to Can$1.5 billion (US$1.1 billion) in southern Ontario's Windsor plant as part of a tentative three-year deal with union Unifor, the group's national president Jerry Dias said in a statement.</p>.<p>Under the deal, Fiat Chrysler's investment would outfit the factory to assemble plug-in hybrids and battery-powered vehicles, with at least one new model in 2025, he added.</p>.<p>Up to 2,000 jobs would be added to the Windsor plant in 2024, according to the union, which comes after roughly 1,500 positions were cut at the factory earlier this year.</p>.<p>The Brampton assembly plant would also see Can$50 million in investment, which would allow additional models to be produced there.</p>.<p>Workers must still ratify the deal through a virtual vote set for Sunday and Monday.</p>.<p>This tentative deal is based on the one struck with Ford workers in Canada and includes a five per cent pay bump.</p>.<p>Unifor plans to launch talks with General Motors next week to renew their deal.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government and the province of Ontario announced last week investments of Can$295 million each in a Ford factory billed as the largest electric vehicle plant in North America.</p>.<p>The three large North American groups, as well as Japanese carmakers Toyota and Honda, have a total of some 44,000 workers on assembly lines in Ontario, according to Unifor.</p>
<p>Fiat Chrysler (FCA) has committed to a multi-year investment in assembling electric vehicles in Canada and to add up to 2,000 new jobs, a union representing some of the carmaker's workers announced Thursday.</p>.<p>The company has agreed to invest up to Can$1.5 billion (US$1.1 billion) in southern Ontario's Windsor plant as part of a tentative three-year deal with union Unifor, the group's national president Jerry Dias said in a statement.</p>.<p>Under the deal, Fiat Chrysler's investment would outfit the factory to assemble plug-in hybrids and battery-powered vehicles, with at least one new model in 2025, he added.</p>.<p>Up to 2,000 jobs would be added to the Windsor plant in 2024, according to the union, which comes after roughly 1,500 positions were cut at the factory earlier this year.</p>.<p>The Brampton assembly plant would also see Can$50 million in investment, which would allow additional models to be produced there.</p>.<p>Workers must still ratify the deal through a virtual vote set for Sunday and Monday.</p>.<p>This tentative deal is based on the one struck with Ford workers in Canada and includes a five per cent pay bump.</p>.<p>Unifor plans to launch talks with General Motors next week to renew their deal.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government and the province of Ontario announced last week investments of Can$295 million each in a Ford factory billed as the largest electric vehicle plant in North America.</p>.<p>The three large North American groups, as well as Japanese carmakers Toyota and Honda, have a total of some 44,000 workers on assembly lines in Ontario, according to Unifor.</p>