By First time in history of the United States, the United States Auto Workers Union (UAW) simultaneously called a strike that affects General Motors (GM), ford and Stellantispopularly known as the Detroit Big Three.
The strike began on the night of Thursday, August 14, when the deadline that the UAW had given to reach an agreement expired and brought together some 13 thousand workers.
The union demands 40 percent salary increasesin line with the growth in the salaries of the CEOs of these companies in recent years, in addition to better conditions for retirement and a Reduction of the working dayamong other claims.
For now, only three assembly plants are on strike: one of General Motors in Wentzville (Missouri), another of Ford in Wayne (Michigan) and another factory of Stellantis in Toledo (Ohio).
What car brands does Stellantis have?
Stellantis is a multinational group of companies in the automotive industry based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
The group exploits and markets the brands Fiat, Alfa RomeoLancia, Maserati and Abarth from FCA Italy.
As well as JeepChrysler, Dodge and RAM from FCA US.
In addition to Peugeot, Citroën, DS, Opel and Vauxhall of the Groupe PSA.
Some of the Stellantis cars sold in Mexico are:
- Fiat Mobi
- Fiat SUV Pulse Tonale
- Alfa Romeo
- Masetati Grecale
- Peugeot SUV 3008
- CHRYSLER PACIFIC
- Dodge JOURNEY
- RAM 1500
The Mexican automotive industry expects a “prompt solution” to the strike that the UAW declared last week to demand better wages and labor benefits from Ford, General Motors and Stellantis.
“We hope that a prompt solution will be reached for the benefit of the industry and the region,” the Mexican Association of the Automotive Industry said this Monday in a brief position (AMIA).
The importance of the automotive industry for Mexico lies in the fact that it represents almost the 4 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 20.5 percent of manufacturing GDP, more than any other sector, according to the AMIA.
Mexico, in addition to assembling cars, is also part suppliers, so the National Auto Parts Industry (INA) estimated that the strike will cause a loss of 76 million dollars due to the drop in production during the first seven days.
The National Chamber of the Processing Industry (Canacintra) also estimated that one in 10 jobs on Mexico’s northern border is in danger due to the strike against large US automakers.
With information from EFE.
