Stellantis Cuts 199 Full-Time Employees From Its SHAP Facility

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Stellantis Cuts 199 Full-Time Employees From Its SHAP Facility​

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Stellantis Cuts 199 Full-Time Employees From Its SHAP Facility

On Friday, Stellantis handed out layoff notices to those 199 employees, saying their layoffs would take effect on Monday. This move comes as the automaker continues cutting its workforce in North America and Europe. The layoffs at SHAP are the latest to affect hourly, salaried, and supplemental...

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[Dewey]

Sure glad I'm not buying a 2025. Disgruntled employees watching coworkers getting laid off shortly after it was announced that the CEO received a 56% boost in compensation is never good for productivity and especially product quality.

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[Camelot]

Much more to come is my guess. The increase UAW forced through will make the Big 3s take out many more employees. The amount of automation project fast tracked speaks for itself.

 

[mikeru82]

15% decrease in sales. Damn, looks like they shot themselves in both feet. Exactly how does laying people off "help productivity and ensure its efforts as it transitions to produce more electric vehicles"? Mass layoffs don't exactly motivate the remaining workers just waiting for the other shoe to fall. Oh wait...of course, you automate.

 

[Camelot]

20 Billion Euro in profit last year globally for Stellantis.

 

[Darksteel165]

15% decrease in sales. Damn, looks like they shot themselves in both feet. Exactly how does laying people off "help productivity and ensure its efforts as it transitions to produce more electric vehicles"? Mass layoffs don't exactly motivate the remaining workers just waiting for the other shoe to fall. Oh wait...of course, you automate.

Profit.
The less people you pay the worse your sales can be and numbers still "look" good.

 

[Idahoktm]

15% decrease in sales. Damn, looks like they shot themselves in both feet. Exactly how does laying people off "help productivity and ensure its efforts as it transitions to produce more electric vehicles"? Mass layoffs don't exactly motivate the remaining workers just waiting for the other shoe to fall. Oh wait...of course, you automate.

Yeah, they lost any credibility with that statement. "We're laying off employees to match the 15% reduction in sales" is a lot more accurate.

Yep. I've been in the cross hairs of a pending furlough and I can tell you my attitude and productivity did not improve.

 

[My1stHemi]

Ross Perot warned about this in the 1992 presidential debate… the “giant sucking sound” of auto manufacturing jobs going to mexico…

 

[SD Rebel]

Stellantis has been short sighted, a lot of the layoffs they implemented already are going to effect quality and customer service, which cause them to lose more sales in the future. Brand new trucks that are both expensive, filled with bugs and a dealership network that is slow to fix these vehicles.

Stellantis is so short sighted, it's like watching a train wreck happening in real time.

 

[Jedi9]

CEO has one more year and he's gone.

 

[DEG]

Stellantis has been short sighted, a lot of the layoffs they implemented already are going to effect quality and customer service, which cause them to lose more sales in the future. Brand new trucks that are both expensive, filled with bugs and a dealership network that is slow to fix these vehicles.

Stellantis is so short sighted, it's like watching a train wreck happening in real time.

I think it's more likely that laying off employees is a long-term strategy to improve quality and increase future sales.

This story, specifically mentions quality problems at the plant where the layoffs are taking place. They have a high number of vehicles that fail factory inspection and must be returned for repair before being shipped to a dealer. If you have people that don't get it right the first time the best way to fix this is to get rid of them.

 

[SD Rebel]

I think it's more likely that laying off employees is a long-term strategy to improve quality and increase future sales.

This story, specifically mentions quality problems at the plant where the layoffs are taking place. They have a high number of vehicles that fail factory inspection and must be returned for repair before being shipped to a dealer. If you have people that don't get it right the first time the best way to fix this is to get rid of them.

Could be, but the pod cast I've seen had workers there having to install components that had issues, like wiring harnesses that were too short that would likely disconnect miles later and cause problems.

These folks just assemble, likely to the best of what they have. I don't know if they are the issue, or is it the engineers and management they let go months ago that could be the reason for these quality control issues now?

I'm not the tin foil cap type guy, but could these be because they want an excuse to move production to Mexico? This is a well established factory producing DTs since 2018, I don't think they just start sucking out of nowhere. If not a conspiracy, then lack of management in the production and supply line and leadership not able to handle it. Could it be short sighted cost savings months or years ago to increase bonuses that have backfired now?

At the very least, the blame is a 20% drop in sales, which came from where? Lack of fresh products, higher vehicle costs, marketing, drivetrain strategy, etc. Again, I don't know if I would blame those being let go now for those issue.