Ten manufacturers are sharing in the funding and will use the money to expand production capabilities and adopt new equipment.

Stellantis said Thursday it is "temporarily pausing work" on both the Jeep model and the plant as it reassess its product strategy in a dynamic environment.

The platform does not include a full costing breakdown of how a re-elected Progressive Conservative government would pay for the promises and contains some pledges with no cost estimates.

The two parties released their full platforms Friday with less than a week to go until next Thursday's election. The Progressive Conservatives are set to release theirs on Monday.

Separate deals with the cities of Belleville, Peterborough and North Bay, and Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville will spur the construction of hundreds of housing units and lay the groundwork for the development of thousands more.