Selling Declines, Stellantis Temporarily Lays Off 2,500 Mirafiori Factory Workers In Italy

Stellantis' Mirafiori factory in Turin, Italy. (Doc. Stellantis)

JAKARTA - Unpleasant news came from the parent company Citroen, Peugeot, and Fiat, namely Stellantis. The multinational company decided to temporarily suspend around 2,500 workers at the Mirafiori plant, Turin, Italy.

Reported by Reuters, Tuesday, January 16, the dismissal of a number of workers at this factory was due to a weakening demand for vehicles. The temporary termination of employment (PHK) starts from February 12 to March 3.

It is reported that 1,250 workers who produce the EV version of the Fiat 500 will be dismissed along with 1,000 other employees who produce the Maserati model, according to a company spokesman.

With the dismissal case, the union needs to speak with Stellantis as soon as possible about the fate of the affected employees. A similar move was also taken by the company at the end of October and early November last year when demand weakened.

Unions in Italy said last week that consumers postponed purchases of electric vehicles as they waited for the government to provide incentives to increase the use of vehicles.

This decision is a big challenge for Stellantis, who has a strategy plan, Dare Forward 2030, with the desire to launch a 100 percent Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) for the European passenger car segment and 50 percent for light trucks in the US towards the end of the decade.

In addition, Stellantis has set an ambitious target of becoming a carbon-free company by 2038 in all aspects of their activities.

It is important to remember that Stellantis is the holding company that manages well-known brands such as Alfa Romeo, Citroen, Fiat, Jeep, Opel, Peugeot, Chrysler, Lancia, and Maserati.