After years of cutting jobs, Stellantis is now hiring engineers again and planning a large investment to update its car lineup. The company will spend about €60 billion by 2030 and grow its engineering teams in Europe and the US.
New Hiring Wave to Support Model Refreshes
Stellantis has started to reverse its previous trend of workforce cuts, especially in engineering. Ned Curic, the company’s chief engineering officer, said the group will add several hundred new engineers this year. These recruits will join the teams in Europe and the United States, boosting Stellantis’s ability to develop new models and improve quality.
This hiring increase follows Stellantis’s earlier admission that previous cuts in engineering staff went too far. Earlier in 2026, the company announced plans to hire thousands of engineers, particularly in France and Italy. However, some staff reductions are still happening, such as 650 engineering jobs cut in Rüsselsheim, Germany. This shows Stellantis is reshaping its workforce while expanding it in key locations.
Workforce Changes Reflect Group’s Shifting Priorities
Overall, Stellantis’s employee numbers have fallen in Europe and North America since 2021. Europe’s workforce dropped from 142,000 people in 2021 to about 124,200 in 2025, a decline of 12.5%. In North America, the headcount fell from 89,000 to 80,200. Meanwhile, South America saw growth, with its workforce rising from 26,000 to nearly 39,000. These numbers cover all staff, not just engineers, but highlight the company’s major changes over recent years.
Big Investment to Speed Up New Vehicles and Technologies
Antonio Filosa, Stellantis’s CEO, is directing the €60 billion investment towards refreshing the model range, improving factories, and developing new technologies. A key focus is accelerating the creation of vehicles using the STLA One multi-energy platform. Stellantis also plans to deepen its cooperation with Chinese EVmaker Leapmotor to design new cars faster—around two years per model—to keep up with Chinese rivals.
Curic stresses the importance of keeping technical expertise in Europe, especially for brands like Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, and Maserati. Their success depends on Stellantis’s ability to innovate from within the continent.
After years of focusing on cutting costs, Stellantis’s new strategy balances investment in people with technology. It remains to be seen how well this shift will restore the company’s creative and engineering strengths.
Source: italpassion.fr