. That’s likely what led Stellantis to try and encourage its French workforce to find work elsewhere.
The multinational automaker that owns 14 different brands employs 300,000 people globally, 45,000 of whom are in France. That country alone is estimated to lose as many as 10,000 auto industry jobs in the switch to electric vehicles. The company began talks with French unions on February 1 and together they created a two-year plan for 2,600 voluntary job cuts. Union leaders have said that downsizing is likely to continue at that pace until 2025. Together with early departures of more senior staff, the total number of departures could reach 8,000, according to the union, though Stellantis flatly denied that number.
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