Posted Dec 14 2022 at 02:39 PMUpdated 14 Dec. 2022 at 15:01
Stellantis is preparing layoffs in the United States. The manufacturer resulting from the merger between PSA and Fiat Chrysler announced last week the “indefinite suspension” of the activities of its Jeep Cherokee SUV assembly plant in Belvidere, Illinois. From February 28, 1,350 employees risk finding themselves on the floor, even if the group announces reclassifications as far as possible.
Management justified its decision by the Covid pandemic, the shortage of electronic components and “ the rising cost of electrification “. “Stellantis is grossly mistaken in ceasing the operation of this factory which has brought profits to the company since 1965”, protested in a press release the president of the powerful union UAW, Ray Curry, promising to “counter-attack”.