Automotive plants in Brazil have temporarily laid off 7,354 workers, according to a media report this week. In addition to the furlough, Brazilian automakers are also implementing voluntary layoff programs and programmed stoppages in order to balance production with demand.
FIAT’s plant in Betim, in the state of Minas Gerais, welcomed 2,000 workers who returned to work this week after a 20-day break, but the same day, Volkswagen granted collective vacations to some 4,200 employees at its Taubate plant, in the state of Sao Paulo, according to media reports.
Meanwhile, Ford has 137 workers in a temporary lay-off in Taubate. Mercedes-Benz, in the city of Sao Bernardo do Campo, in the state of Sao Paulo, has another 750 metal workers who are not currently working.