Job cuts at Toledo Assembly plant in Ohio announced in November are currently on-hold as board reverses decision taken while former boss was in charge

Stellantis confirmed Saturday it was reversing a decision to lay off 1,100 workers at its Jeep plant in the US state of Ohio, following the ouster of embattled chief executive Carlos Tavares.

Stellantis has reversed its decision to lay off about 1,100 employees at an Ohio Jeep plant, instead extending a worker adjustment and retraining notification notice, the Franco-Italian automaker said late on Saturday.

Stellantis cancels planned layoffs at its Ohio Jeep plant, affecting around 1,100 employees, amid declining North American sales.

Stellantis has called off its plans to lay off around 1,100 employees at its Jeep factories in Ohio, according to media reports, citing a statement from the automaker. The reversal for its plans at the Toledo plant came three weeks after the sudden resignation of Chief Executive Carlos Tavares.