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 has reversed its decision to lay off 1,100 workers at an Ohio Jeep plant, opting instead to issue a worker adjustment notice. Initially planned as a response to a shift reduction intended to improve efficiency and reduce inventory,