Lorry blockade at US-Canadian border shuts car factories

The lorry blockade by Canadians protesting the country’s Covid-19 restrictions is tightening the screws on the motoring industry, forcing Ford, Toyota and General Motors (GM) to shut down factories or otherwise curtail production on both sides of the US-Canada border (Mandi Wright/Detroit Free Press via AP)

Thu, 10 Feb, 2022 - 16:12

Rob Gillies and Tom Krisher, Associated Press

The lorry blockade by Canadians protesting the country’s Covid-19 restrictions is tightening the screws on the motoring industry, forcing Ford, Toyota and General Motors (GM) to shut down factories or otherwise curtail production on both sides of the US-Canada border.

The bumper-to-bumper demonstration entered its fourth day on Thursday at the Ambassador Bridge connecting Windsor in Ontario to Detroit, disrupting the flow of car parts and other products back and forth across the border.