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The automotive group Stellantis has one of the strongest profitability in the sector with 13 billion euros in profits. A record. The company therefore decided to pay a bonus and a salary increase to its 45,000 employees.
This is good news for the employees of Stellantis, resulting from the merger of Peugeot-Citröen and Fiat-Chrysler. All will be able to benefit from an increase in their remuneration of 3.2% on average. In addition, there is a profit-sharing bonus of a minimum amount of 4,000 euros. On leaving the Poissy factory (Yvelines) on this morning of February 23, the employees are rather satisfied. “It’s beautiful, it’s a beautiful gift“, rejoiced one of them. “They share a little bit, it’s good, it’s nice anyway“says another.
Some unions also welcome this increase. “It’s really a fair return from the employees, and I think it’s healthy to distribute this wealth, because it’s still thanks to them that Stellantis is doing very well.“, says Laurant Gautherat, CFE-CGC union representative. However, other employees are more measured, because they would have preferred a stronger boost on wages. With a net profit of 13.4 billion euros, a car dealer believes that this success is due to new SUV models, such as Peugeot’s 208.