Any insights / rumors on the future of manufacturing plants in Mexico, Cambridge, and Harbin, in light of recently imposed tariffs?
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@OP unofficial hiring freeze! Depending on the volume / profitability of business the Rifs are more than likely. The facility carries a significant dead weight impeding its productivity/efficiency/profitability/global competitiveness! A few managers/leads without any decision making capability and engagement and employees who take the full advantage of these blind managers.
Many senior employees particularly on the shop floor are too entitled, too siloed, and believe they are irreplacable. Definitely a tough plant manager is a must have
@zgg 2026 will be a very interesting year for thr Cambridge facility. Retirements, absence of sucession planning and knowledge transfer plus tariffs, all fuel the uncertainty
2026 will be a big year in Cambridge. A lot of people retiring.
Reorg for Cam location is long overdue.
A upcoming retirements will futher expose the need for reorganization
@tx6 plant managers change jobs often
Nothing unusual
@tx6 heard the same thing in MQN today. Most rumours are not true though
3 plants managers in less than 2.5 years in MV plant in Cambridge is a big tell tale sign.
The rumour is that the next wave of layoffs will likely impact managers and team leads.
There is hiring freeze in Cambridge location. Freeze will likely last until q3. All folks who leave/retire will not be replaced. I doubt there will be RIF but natural attrition only.
Very highly doubt it. Most if not all Ontario layoffs were related to OTTO.
Mu husband has just been laid off from the Bramptom Stellantis plant. uS tariffs.
I fear the same destiny for the Cambridge plant. I have barely reached 78points and fear if i get laid off.
All plants will be fine!
The Mexico, Cambridge, and Harbin plants will all be ok. These plants cement the global presence! The workforce may flactuate over time to keep up with the current market conditions!
All plants will be fine! Please stop with fear mongering!
Work hard and results will come.
Just heard of the rumours that layoffs, office folks, may be coming to Cambridge location. Hope these are just rumours.
My contract will likely be not renewed as the work intake is low. :((
Hiring freeze at most locations!
Nearly impossible to even backfills certain roles especially roles not directly tied to revenues or customer orders
https://youtu.be/9e6on2mQ_0M?feature=shared
Further escalating tariffs will definitely negatively imact the future of plants in Mexico, Cambridge, and Harbin China!
Let us see what new tariffs bring
As long as there are tariffs with China I cannot see the Cambridge plant going anywhere. It is heartbreakingly inefficient/ high labour cost plant but necessary to serve the US/Canada market.
Cambridge plant will stay afloat!
It will not close down. It is the global centre of excellence for development, engineering, and Manufacturing of MV products.
Isn't Harbin closing? I can't see Cambridge going anywhere. It's bigger than Mequon. Didn't they just open another plant in Mexico?
The cam plant only hires short term contractors (3-6months). Most of the newly hired contractors will be gone by October.
They are Re-hiring at the Cambridge plant
Let us hope the tariffs are short lived
"Cambridge plant was barely profitable even before imposed tariffs".
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"I was among 40 workers laid off".
Clearly no bias here
The Cambridge plant was barely profitable even before imposed tariffs…The plant in Cambridge is in far more trouble than Mexico…i was among 40 workers laid off in Cambridge and that was before the tariffs
I think manufacturing job can be moved back to US due to tariff. But office job like software hardware engineer will be moved to India and East Europe. Hard to tariff those