Carlos Tavares himself appealed to goodwill among his employees.
The automaker is urgently looking for truck drivers to relieve the parking lots of its factories and deliver to dealers the thousands of vehicles promised to customers for months.
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The shortage of drivers affects all manufacturers, but Stellantis even more than its competitors.
The ex-PSA-Fiat Chrysler, which outsourced its logistics in Europe to Gefco, the former subsidiary of PSA, decided to change provider across Europe last July, at the worst time. .
The ensuing IT and logistical chaos caused brands to lose thousands of sales in 2022.
Two options offered
Two weeks ago, the boss of the group beat the recall among his troops and welcomed the volunteers ready to retrain temporarily or permanently as drivers of car carriers, these trailer trucks loaded with cars.
During an internal video communication, Carlos Tavares congratulated the 19 French employees who raised their finger on the 140 candidates in Europe.
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Two options are available to them: a permanent retraining within the framework of a conventional collective break followed by a hiring by CAT, the new logistics service provider.
Or a parenthesis of at least one year as a driver within the framework of a "loan" to CAT, without breaking the contract with Stellantis.
In both cases, financial incentives and the passage of the heavy goods vehicle license are offered.
Insufficient to arouse vocations in large enough numbers.
