Mass layoffs at Bridgestone tire firm. This Monday, the eighth, the corporate confirmed the dismissal of 600 workers.
As well as, the corporate knowledgeable that the plant positioned in Santo André (SP), within the space often called ABC Paulista, will cease producing tires for passenger vehicles. The location would nonetheless be lively, however with fewer workers, manufacturing tires for vehicles, tractors, and cars categorized as off highway.
And the Bridgestone administration warned, in a press release, by its press workplace, that it could proceed the nationwide manufacturing of passenger vehicles. This exercise, nevertheless, will probably be concentrated in kamakaria municipality within the metropolitan space of Salvador.
“This choice is a part of an ongoing strategy of assessing the enterprise and market to make sure the corporate’s competitiveness and to find out the very best allocation of sources,” the corporate mentioned within the notice despatched to the press. With this, Bridgestone hopes to enhance its “portfolio, operations and tradition to proceed serving shopper and market wants.”
Concerning instances of mass layoffs, the corporate warned that it had known as on the accountable union to attempt to “restrict the affect” of these straight affected by the choice.
Bridgestone and the state of the Brazilian auto market
The layoffs at Bridgestone come because the Brazilian auto market grapples with inflation and falling manufacturing. The most affordable new automotive within the nation, for instance, is At a value of 69 thousand Brazilian riyals. As well as, simply over 160,000 autos had been produced in February, Worst quantity in seven years throughout the month.
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