The management of the historic Stellantis factory in La Janais (Ille-et-Vilaine), near Rennes, announced on Tuesday, October 29, the elimination of 250 temporary jobs from January 2025. “This new temporary organization will allow us to adapt to the volume of production”Stellantis explained to the Agence France-Presse (AFP), ensuring that “These personnel will have priority to reintegrate our organization during the launch of the new C5 Aircross”for summer 2025.
“The management says “we will accept them starting in July or September.”explains Fabrice Lucas, secretary of the CGT site. For management, these are simple adjustment variables. For us they are human beings who need to pay the rent. » Report working conditions now “very difficult” with cadences “very high” driving to “numerous work stoppages”. A situation that could worsen with fewer positions. “The factory management will have already cut half the team in February 2024”remember. With these new job cuts, in January 2025, only one team of the two remains.
On the other side of France, in Sochaux (Doubs), the historic Peugeot factory will accelerate production of the 3008 and 5008 electric and hybrid SUVs. The night shift is scheduled to begin on November 4 and the factory will remain open all on Saturdays in November, in particular. In December, the trend should be the same, Stellantis said Tuesday, and management could call for volunteers to work during Christmas week.
The struggling manufacturer reported a net profit halved in the first half of 2024, mainly due to a drop in sales in Europe but also in North America. The group has promised a three-year production plan by mid-November to give “visibility” to the different French sites. Carlos Tavares, general director of the group, did not rule out facility closures.
