Canadian truck drivers protesting COVID-19 regulations caused automakers to pump the brakes on production as the “Freedom Convoy” continued to halt traffic at the Ambassador Bridge that connects Detroit with Windsor, Ontario Wednesday.The economic disruption drew condemnations from US and Canadian officials as the protest that began snarling traffic in Ottawa last month also shut down a border crossing between Alberta and the US. More than two-thirds of the $511 billion in goods traded between the two nations every year are driven across the border.Major auto manufactures said they would suspend production as the protesters blocked inbound Canadian traffic at the Detroit supply route for a third day. Toyota said it would suspend vehicle production at its Ontario site for the rest of the week. Ford and Chrysler’s automaker Stellantis also said output at two Canadian plants would be halted.
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