Stellantis Weighs Cutting 3,500 US Jobs, Blaming Stricter Emissions
Stellantis workers put doors on a Jeep vehicle at the Stellantis Detroit Assembly Complex-Mack in Detroit, Michigan.
Photographer: Bill Pugliano/Getty ImagesStellantis NV said it may eliminate about 3,500 jobs at two Jeep production facilities in the US, offering more details on cuts the automaker has said were necessary because stricter emission standards in several states would slow sales of gas-powered vehicles.
The automaker plans to start eliminating about 1,200 positions in early February at its Jeep assembly complex in Toledo, Ohio, according to a notice posted Friday to a state website. Jodi Tinson, a Stellantis spokeswoman, said the company has also filed a notice with Michigan warning of as many as 2,455 job cuts at a facility in Detroit. However, the totals for both locations are likely to be lower because of the “complexity of our bargaining agreement” with organized labor, she said.