Bombardier answers Trump's US sales threat with 3,500 staff and suppliers in 47 states
Donald Trump wrote that Bombardier can no longer sell in the United States unless it moves manufacturing there. The company said it already builds wings in Texas and flight-control parts in California, employs 3,500 people and spends 2.5 billion dollars a year with suppliers in 47 states. Shares fell more than 6.5 per cent on Tuesday.
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Trump tied Bombardier's US market access to building there
Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday that if Bombardier wants the American market it must build there and stop treating America like a piggybank. The BBC reported that Trump warned the Canadian aircraft maker it can no longer sell in the US unless it moves its manufacturing there, and that he dismissed the company's products. The warning came hours before Canada's retaliatory tariffs on 20 billion dollars of US goods took effect. It is unclear how Trump intends to block Bombardier from doing business in the US.[1], [2]
The company said it already has 3,500 US staff and suppliers in 47 states
Al Jazeera reported that Bombardier said it already manufactures in the United States, building wings in Texas and flight control components in California, employing 3,500 people and spending 2.5 billion dollars a year with suppliers across 47 states. Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas defended the company's presence in Wichita, citing more than 1,000 local employees. Bombardier plans to open a service centre in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The BBC wrote that the Montreal-based company runs a factory in Kansas that builds special mission military planes, employs 3,500 American workers, and has sites in Texas, Arizona, Florida and other states.[1], [2]
Shares fell 6.5 per cent as the company declined to address the threat
Al Jazeera wrote that the company's shares fell more than 6.5 per cent in midday trading on Tuesday, while Boeing rose 0.3 per cent and Airbus 1 per cent. According to the BBC, Bombardier did not address the threat directly, saying its growing American footprint creates tens of thousands of US jobs. The company contributed 7.4 billion Canadian dollars to Canada's GDP in 2024.[1], [2]
