Stellantis Hires €50,000 Engineers in Brazil, India to Save.

BRAZIL; INDIA

Stellantis NV, the maker of Jeep SUVs and Chrysler minivans, is hiring a majority of its engineering workforce in countries like Morocco, India, and Brazil to contend with lower-cost competition and slowing demand. The company is aiming to have about two-thirds of its engineers in lower-cost countries in the long term. Western carmakers, including Tesla and Volkswagen, are also cutting jobs and moving production to cheaper venues. Stellantis is seeking savings and expertise in areas such as software, artificial intelligence, and battery-cell chemistries. However, the push to hire engineers in lower-cost countries has caused some development problems and is fueling political tensions. [Extracted from the article]

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