DECRYPTAGE – During the campaign, the Republican candidate threatened the group with customs duties.
Now that the doors to the White House are open to him, Donald Trump will be able to put his words into action. Stellantis risks paying the price. The group with its fourteen brands, including Chrysler, Jeep, Ram and Dodge, has become the bête noire of the critics of offshoring and job creation in Mexico. The decision announced this Thursday by Stellantis s decision to cut 1,100 jobs at the Jeep plant in Toledo, Ohio, will add fuel to the fire that Donald Trump has been stoking for months.
He was only a candidate when he made a promise to his fans, who turned out in large numbers in Detroit last Friday as he wrapped up his election campaign. In Michigan, a state he won handilyhe told them: ” Tell Stellantis that if they intend to move, we’ll impose a 100 % customs duty on them. % on every car and they won’t move. “A way of underlining its commitment to maintaining production…