PARIS — Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares informed unions that French vegetation had been aggressive throughout the newly created automotive big, reassuring staff after he mentioned the corporate is not going to to chop jobs nor shut vegetation.
It was the primary time he met the French unions since Stellantis formally sprang from the merger of France’s PSA Group and Italy’s Fiat Chrysler two months in the past.
“He informed us the 2020 outcomes confirmed French vegetation had been somewhat aggressive,” Christine Virassamy, head of CFDT union, informed Reuters on Monday.
However she added Tavares had upset her by not giving extra particulars on Stellantis’ technique for France.
Tavares led Peugeot-maker PSA earlier than the creation of Stellantis.
He met Italian unions of the previous Fiat Chrysler enterprise in late January, launching a appeal offensive amid fears in Italy that Stellantis’s centre of gravity might shift in direction of France after the mixture.
However he must discover the proper stability to protect pursuits between France, Italy and the remainder of Europe.