Author: William Young

During the term of the contract, Stellantis invested more than $12.6 billion in its U.S. assembly plants. These investments included: In addition to the investments required to bring new products to market, we implemented a number of projects to maintain and enhance our facilities to ensure the health and safety of our employees.

A Historic and Significant Industry Transition The global auto industry is driving toward electrification and Stellantis is in full execution mode with a comprehensive electrification strategy to deliver exciting, class-leading vehicles for our iconic brands that offer advanced technology at affordable prices. This is the most historic transformation the industry has undergone in its 120-year […]

We are committed to the success of our employees. Our total compensation package – including industry-leading wages and benefits – provides our UAW represented employees with jobs that allow them to provide for themselves and their families. Contractual enhancements during the last negotiations provided the average full-time represented employee with: According to the U.S. Bureau […]

One of the ways Stellantis measures its manufacturing efficiency around the world is through Transformation Costs, a common term in manufacturing that refers to the total cost of manufacturing a product, excluding raw materials. Transformation costs include depreciation of assets, equipment, maintenance, leases, scrap, utilities and purchased services. Labor is also a significant component of transformation costs, accounting […]

Stellantis faces competition from external companies, but also from other manufacturing facilities across the company. This requires our U.S. facilities to build high quality vehicles that customers want and can afford to buy. Product Allocation Product is allocated to plants on a competitive basis. Every plant must earn the right to build a future model. […]

What is a strike authorization vote? Union leaders often ask their members for authorization to call a strike as the expiration date of a contract approaches. If members vote “yes” to authorize a strike, it provides the union’s leadership with the authority to quickly call a strike when the contract expires. But a “yes” vote to […]

Preparing for a Strike It is Stellantis’ desire to reach an agreement with the UAW without a work stoppage. It is our belief that a strike doesn’t benefit anyone – it hurts our customers, our employees and the community. However, we understand that a strike is a possibility, and strike preparation and contingency planning is […]