Stellantis to temporarily lay off 900 US workers
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Stellantis pauses production in Mexico and Canada due to tariffs
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The promotional discounts, which start Friday and run through June 2, offer customers the same pricing normally reserved for employees, according to two people familiar with the marketing plan.
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Stellantis is citing President Trump’s latest automotive tariffs as the reason behind the automaker’s decision to temporarily lay off roughly 900 U.S. employees.
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Trump, Tariffs and Idle Plants
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Stellantis has “paused production” at some of its Canadian and Mexican auto assembly plants due to the newly announced tariffs — and as a result, some US workers will also be temporarily laid off.
The idled Toluca plant makes the Jeep Wagoneer S, and Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said the company is studying whether to keep making the EV.
Mr. Trump insists that these actions are his way of standing up for farmers and ranchers. Other nations such as Japan, China and India have charged higher tariffs than the U.S. for importing American farm goods.
Chrysler-parent Stellantis is extending its employee-discount program to the wider market on some new models, the company confirmed Friday. The automaker is giving shoppers the option of taking the employee incentive pricing,
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Automaker Stellantis has confirmed it's shutting down its assembly plant in Windsor, Ont., for two weeks, largely because of U.S. tariffs on imported vehicles and an aftermath of that would be potential layoffs at feeder plants.