Trump to Canadian plane maker Bombardier: You can’t sell in U.S. unless you build in U.S.

Bombardier is the target of Donald Trump's latest salvo amid the U.S.-Canada trade war, with the U.S. president threatening to block its plane in the U.S. if it doesn't shift manufacturing stateside. File photo shows jet planes being built at Bombardier's aircraft assembly centre in Mississauga, Ont., on May 8. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press)

Photo: (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press)

Thomson Reuters with files from CBC News

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Canada-based airplane maker Bombardier would no longer be allowed to sell in the United States unless ​it started manufacturing in the states.

NO MORE SELLING BOMBARDIER ​IN THE UNITED STATES! Their products aren’t good enough! Trump said in Truth Social post.

If they want our Market, they must ​build here, and stop treating America like a 'piggybank.'

Trump's post, ⁠which comes amid a ⁠growing trade dispute between Washington and Ottawa, ‌was the latest salvo in his campaign to pressure foreign and domestic companies to manufacture more products in the U.S.

That objective has driven many economic policies in his second term, especially a near global tariff wall that ⁠has drawn complaints from many U.S. trading partners.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on how Trump would enforce the action targeting Bombardier or the steps ‌he would take.

Bombardier already building in U.S.

Bombardier has a defence division with a U.S.-based factory, in Kansas, where it prepares planes for special mission purposes. About half of the fleet of 5,100 aircraft operated by Bombardier customers are located in the U.S.

The ​company did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

In January, Trump said the U.S. was decertifying Bombardier Global Express ⁠business jets and threatened 50 per cent import tariffs on all aircraft made in Canada ⁠until the country's regulator certified a number of planes produced by U.S. rival Gulfstream. Neither ⁠occurred, ⁠but the following month, Canada ​certified several Gulfstream planes.

Bombardier, with its headquarters in Montreal, announced on Sept. 1 that it would acquire a Canadian factory ​from supplier Mitsubishi Heavy ⁠Industries, which manufactures wings for the private jet maker's Global 5500 and 6500 aircraft.

In July, Bombardier reported that its quarterly revenue grew six per cent compared with the same three months a year ago to $2.15 billion U.S., helped by strong demand for aftermarket services.