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'Horrifying Consequence Of Trump's Tariffs': Schumer Blames Trump Tariffs For Stellantis Layoffs

Benzinga·04/03/2025 20:06:18
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Major corporations have already begun announcing layoffs on Thursday as President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariff structure is set to take effect. 

What To Know: One of the Big Three automakers, Stellantis N.V. (NYSE:STLA), said on Thursday that it will be temporarily laying off 900 workers and pausing production at one assembly plant each in Mexico and Canada. 

The move comes after a 25% tariff on all imported vehicles and auto parts went into effect on Thursday. Meanwhile, President Trump introduced a base 10% tariff on all goods coming into the United States and a broad set of reciprocal tariffs targeting several countries on Wednesday. 

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According to a Reuters report, Stellantis' Windsor Assembly in Canada will be down for two weeks while Toluca Assembly in Mexico, will be down for the month of April. 

About 4,500 workers at Windsor will be impacted by the shutdown, while workers at Toluca will continue to report to work and get paid but will not make vehicles. 

Stellantis COO Antonio Filosa said the company is “continuing to assess the medium- and long-term effects of these tariffs on our operations, but also have decided to take some immediate action,” in a letter sent to employees Thursday morning. 

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called the job cuts at Stellantis "a horrifying consequence of Trump's tariffs" in a social media post. 

More Cuts: Whirlpool Corp. (NYSE:WHR) announced on Thursday that it will lay off 651 workers from its manufacturing facility in Amana, Iowa, effective June 1. 

The company released a statement blaming the workforce reduction on slowing consumer demand. 

"This is really about aligning to current market conditions driven by consumer demand, particularly as it relates to some of the appliances (refrigeration) made in Amana," Whirlpool's statement said.

Fisher-Price, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT), also laid off up to 15 employees at its headquarters in East Aurora, New York on Thursday, according to a report from the Buffalo News. 

The company did not confirm the number of affected employees, but a Mattel spokesperson said the cuts are in line with the company’s Optimizing for Profitable Growth cost savings program. 

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