After Volkswagen and Ford, the multinational General Motors suspends production at a factory in SP and 250 metallurgists accept suspension of employment contracts in exchange for job stability

The multinationals General Motors, Yamaha, Chevrolet, Volkswagen and Fiat treat what happened as a suspension, and not a definitive closure of production in Brazil. After the departure of the automaker Ford from Brazil, the global supply crisis and the pandemic caused numerous car factories, such as Chevrolet, Honda, Audi (Volkswagen), Scania, Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, Renault, Nissan, Fiat and Yamaha to suspend production of vehicles. Now chaos has arrived, too, until automaker General Motors and the country's auto industry may collapse.

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On May 25, the multinational General Motors (GM) communicated to its employees that it would completely stop the production of vehicles at the factory in the ABC region of São Paulo (SP). At the time, the automaker claimed that the reason was due to the lack of parts and adequacy of the assembly lines for the production of a new pickup truck.

Last Thursday, around 250 metallurgists at General Motors in São José dos Campos (SP) accepted a new suspension of employment contracts, after the automaker agreed to provide job security for all employees at the factory.

According to the Metalworkers Union of São José dos Campos, the contracts of up to 250 employees at the General Motors factory will be suspended between July 12th and August 25th, with the period being able to be extended. Under current legislation, contracts can be suspended for up to 120 days.

General Motors factory in SP employs around 3.800 workers

The Union also stated that the initial proposal presented by the automaker did not guarantee stability for everyone at the General Motors factory, providing the benefit only to those whose contract was suspended. Inclusion was a requirement of the category.

The multinational General Motors stated that the need to suspend contracts is due to the lack of parts that affects the automotive sector. This week, the association of automakers (Anfavea) cited the problem of shortages of electronic components for vehicle assembly by the sector, something that could start to be resolved only from the middle of next year.

The General Motors factory in São José dos Campos produces the S10 pickup truck and the Trailblazer utility vehicle and has around 3.800 workers, the union said.

After interrupting vehicle production and leaving the country, Ford closes another operation in Brazil and assumes billionaire expenses

The multinational automobile manufacturer Ford immediately stopped manufacturing its three cars in Brazil: Ka, Ka Sedan and EcoSport, to import around 30 cars produced in its factories abroad.

Now, the company has announced that Ford Credit will close operations in Brazil and Argentina. With this decision, the company will assume a billionaire debt that could reach up to US$ 375 million (approximately R$ 1,85 billion at current quotations).

If that wasn't enough, the Troller factory will be sold and 470 employees may become unemployed in Ceará. Ford also has the Troller factory in Horizonte (CE). The line will maintain the production of the 4×4 T4 utility vehicle until the end of this year, in case the blue oval does not find a buyer before then.

Without factories in the country, the “new Ford” is also reducing its dealership network, which until before January 11th was more than 280 authorized dealers, a number that will drop to approximately 120.

After Volkswagen, Ford, Honda, Audi and Volvo, Renault announces the end of production of combustion engines, gasoline and diesel to focus on electric and hybrid cars

Automotive industry giants such as Volkswagen, Ford, Honda and Volvo have announced that they have already stopped or will stop the development and production of gasoline and diesel combustion engines. Now it's time for French automaker Renault to focus on electric cars. Luca de Meo, head of Renault – the multinational manufacturer of the Kwid, Logan, Duster and Sandero cars – confirmed to the market that he will only update the combustion engines that already exist, adapting them to the new emissions standards until the end of their cycle. life.

The decision by the French automaker Renault is in line with what has been announced by some car manufacturers and some countries, such as Germany and United Kingdom.

The rules related to carbon emissions are increasingly strict, not leaving much option to the manufacturers of vehicles with combustion, gasoline and diesel engines, and automakers are rushing to adapt to this emerging market reality in acquiring hybrid vehicles or electrical.