Stellantis plans layoffs at Sterling Heights stamping plant

According to foreign media reports, Stellantis said on June 14 that it will start layoffs indefinitely at its Sterling Heights stamping plant in Michigan, the United States, starting next week.

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The world's fourth-largest automaker did not disclose the exact number of layoffs, but said in an emailed statement that the decision was made "to operate the plant in a more sustainable manner."The Stirling Heights plant is the largest stamping plant in the world, employing 2,184 people, including about 2,000 hourly workers.

UAW Local 1264, the union representing Stellantis Sterling Heights stamping plant employees, posted a letter on its Facebook page in which the union said the indefinite layoffs starting as early as June 20 would be "bottom-up" of".The UAW did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the number of layoffs.

Separately, on June 14, Unifor Local 444, the Canadian Auto Workers union representing employees of Stellantis' Windsor Assembly Plant in Ontario, also posted on Twitter that the Windsor plant would be closed on June 20 due to a shortage of parts. Weekly shutdown.

In a statement, a Stellantis spokesperson said: "Stellantis will continue to work closely with suppliers to mitigate the impact of the various supply chain issues the industry is facing on production. As the situation remains very fluid, we are making necessary production adjustments. , to minimize the additional production impact.”

Earlier this month, Stellantis suspended operations at its Melfi plant in southern Italy for a week, citing a shortage of various components, including semiconductors.The company also said in April that it did not expect an improvement in the semiconductor supply chain until next year.