Stellantis has offered its hourly workers represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) significant wage increases in an attempt to avoid a costly strike, with the offer including a 14.5% wage increase over four years and a 27% boost for newer employees, while negotiations continue before the current contracts expire on Thursday.
General Motors and Ford saw slight decreases in their stock prices while Stellantis experienced a small increase after the United Auto Workers initiated a strike, with approximately 12,700 workers walking out at key assembly plants.
Automotive plants affected by the United Auto Workers strike could potentially lose production of up to 25,000 vehicles, with the most severe potential losses expected at the Stellantis plant in Toledo, Ohio, and GM's Wentzville Plant in Missouri.
The United Auto Workers' strike has led to temporary layoffs for 600 workers at Ford's Michigan plant and is expected to affect 2,000 workers at General Motors' Kansas plant, with no compensation provided by the companies.
Stellantis offers a 19.5% wage increase to the United Auto Workers but faces criticism for not making commitments on future products and investments, with the UAW declaring a strike while demanding job security and fair wages.
Stellantis' contract proposal to the United Auto Workers union could result in the closure of 18 U.S. facilities, including 10 parts and distribution centers, while also repurposing an idled vehicle assembly plant in Illinois and creating a new parts and distribution network.
General Motors has idled a manufacturing plant in Kansas and laid off nearly all of its employees due to a strike at another GM facility, while Stellantis has also laid off workers in Ohio and Indiana due to storage constraints.
GM and Stellantis are laying off workers as a deadline approaches for a deal with the United Auto Workers (UAW) to avoid a strike, with GM idling its plant in Kansas due to a shortage of stampings from the UAW-striking Wentzville plant and Stellantis passing a new counterproposal to the UAW.
General Motors and Stellantis have announced layoffs attributed to damage from the United Auto Workers strike, with tensions rising as the union prepares for potential new walkouts.
The United Auto Workers' decision to strike midsize SUV plants at General Motors and Ford instead of targeting the plants that produce highly profitable pickups and large SUVs helped contain the damage to the auto parts suppliers, with Stellantis' last-minute intervention likely saving thousands of jobs in Michigan.
Ford has laid off 243 workers at its Chicago Heights stamping facility due to the strike at the nearby Chicago Assembly Plant, resulting in reduced production of parts.
Ford and General Motors are laying off more factory workers amid ongoing United Auto Worker strikes, indicating that the strike is not ending soon.
Stellantis is urging its non-bargaining-unit employees, including those from diversity and inclusion groups, to volunteer and cross the United Auto Workers' picket line to work in parts distribution centers and help ensure that vehicle parts continue to reach dealerships amid the ongoing strike.
Stellantis' supplemental employees, who have fewer benefits and earn lower pay than full-time workers, are rallying for full-time status and more job security during the ongoing UAW strike.
Chrysler-parent Stellantis is laying off 570 workers and General Motors is cutting nearly 200 employees due to the ongoing United Auto Workers strike.
The UAW strike against General Motors and Ford Motor Co. has led to layoffs at automotive parts supplier Sodecia Automotive Detroit, as well as at GM's Toledo Propulsion Systems, Lansing Regional Stamping, and Marion Metal Center facilities, and Ford's Livonia Transmission Plant, impacting a total of about 2,300 employees.
Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis have laid off a total of over 4,800 employees as the United Auto Workers strike against Detroit's Big Three automakers continues into its fourth week.
The United Auto Workers' strike at Ford's Kentucky Truck plant is increasing pressure on Stellantis and General Motors as contract negotiations continue, potentially signaling the endgame of coordinated walkouts at the Detroit Three.
Ford is temporarily laying off 700 workers at its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Michigan due to various constraints and decreased sales of the F-150 Lightning, its electric pickup truck, which is unrelated to the ongoing strike by the United Auto Workers union.
Ford Motor has announced that it is laying off an additional 150 workers in Michigan due to the ongoing United Auto Workers strike, bringing the total number of furloughed workers to 2,730.
Ford Motor Co. has asked an additional 150 employees at its Sterling Axle Plant to not report to work due to the UAW strike, bringing the total layoffs at the facility to 418.
