# Roshel Pursues Canada’s $5B Vehicle Program

Roshel acquired Stellantis’s Brampton plant after Stellantis halted its automotive retooling project, and says it is pursuing defense contracts for the site, including a bid on Canada’s approximately $5-billion light utility vehicle program. Stellantis has offered to voluntarily repay federal retooling support, but the repayment amount has not been disclosed; the 2022 support agreement covered work at plants in Brampton and Windsor and was valued at up to $529 million. No award or bid deadline is identified in the signal.

- The potential vehicle-program bid is a significant opportunity for defense manufacturers and suppliers; the signal does not establish that Roshel has won the program or that production will be assigned to the Brampton plant.
- Contractors tracking the program can assess how the plant’s transition to defense manufacturing may affect Roshel’s production capacity and potential supply-chain needs.
- The repayment offer concerns federal support for retooling and is distinct from the vehicle procurement. Businesses evaluating the opportunity should distinguish the reported support agreement from any future contract award.

**Jurisdictions:** international
**Industries:** Defense & Military, Transportation
**Topics:** Grants & Funding
**Published:** November 10, 2026

### Government Entities
- Government of Canada

### Vendors
- Roshel Inc. (Purchaser of the Brampton plant and bidder for the federal light utility vehicle program)
- Stellantis N.V. (Seller of the Brampton plant and recipient of federal retooling support)

### Sources
- [Stellantis to repay Ottawa after sale of auto plant to defence contractor  - The Globe and Mail](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-stellantis-brampton-roshel-auto-plant-ottawa-federal-funding-november) - The Globe and Mail