According to foreign media reports, carmaker Stellantis has asked its engineers to return to work in the office, reversing the home-office policy adopted by former CEO Carlos Tavares to cut costs after the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic.
Ned Curic, head of engineering and technology at Stellantis, said that since January this year, the company’s engineers have been working in the office for at least three days a week, and some engineers even needed to work in the office for six days when the new car was launched.
, Curic said in an interview in Auburn Hills, Michigan: “It’s impossible to design a vehicle remotely.
You have to get everyone together and do the design, engineering and integration work together.
Doing so can help us speed up the progress of many projects.
“, Photo source: Stellantis,Curic has served as an executive at Microsoft and Amazon and joined Stellantis in 2021.
He has been reorganizing the company’s engineering business since his responsibilities expanded to include research and development last year.
, He manages approximately 15,000 engineers, many of whom are located in France, Italy, Germany and the United States, and the company’s growing teams in Brazil and India.
, Curic’s move helped allay concerns that Stellantis engineers may not be able to cooperate efficiently on new car development.
The company is implementing an ambitious new car promotion plan, with 25 models launched this year alone.
Stellantis has been advocating telecommuting in recent years and has significantly reduced office space and sold some real estate assets in the process.
, Remote work is part of Tang Weishi’s strict implementation of efficiency measures.
He also cut some jobs in Italy and France, citing fierce competition from Chinese automakers.
Stellantis said in 2022 that its remote working policy has become permanent, allowing non-assembly line workers to work from home 70% of the time.
In contrast, several other car companies require employees to return to the office more frequently after the epidemic lockdown ends.
A Stellantis spokesperson said: “The teleworking policy is very flexible within Stellantis and depends on whether employees need to work together frequently.
Management has a task to create the conditions for the team to achieve the best performance.
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