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Tavares called employees \\u201cthe heart of Stellantis\\u201d and credited their \\u201cfocus on execution and excellence\\u201d for the company\\u2019s record year. He even called their commitment \\u201ctireless\\u201d which is why the sparring between Stallantis and the UAW later that day was so strange.

Company CFO Richard Palmer predicted some upcoming challenges as the company reviewed its reports and cited, not just continued supply problems but also an increase in labor costs due to absenteeism he said was more pronounced in North America.\\xa0

Tavares added in a media roundtable later that day that absenteeism in US factories outpaces the rest of the world, saying there was a \\u201csignificant difference\\u201d between the U.S. and the rest of the world that Stellantis observed using the same KPIs for all factories

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