The agricultural boom is steering from the countryside toward larger-scale operations, and the impact is being felt at the industrial edge. An unauthorized convoy surrounded the factory entrances, effectively pausing production at the Stellantis facility. This newspaper confirms that the incident unfolded Tuesday in the Aragon region, where the illegal protest prevented the standard shift change and halted all assembly lines for more than three hours starting at 2 p.m. Today marks a boycott within a sector that people associate with farming realities rather than consumer markets. After the first day, roughly 400 vehicles were left partially dismantled, and the disruption extended to a field meeting that followed, as union sources note.
A farmers’ revolt that was not properly communicated ahead of time panned out in the afternoon, according to the government delegation. In response, the company intensified its efforts to stop production at the car factory. Nearly 1,500 workers faced a halted day, with 16 buses waiting to transport staff arriving at around 1 p.m. The same vehicles were assigned to bring many workers back to Zaragoza after their shifts.
Several workers chose to reach the plant via side roads in their own vehicles, while tractors blocked those routes on Wednesday. Some individuals even purchased train tickets from Grisén in the hope of returning home quickly before the situation escalated further.
Labor shortages forced the plant to suspend operations for more than three hours on Tuesday, affecting about 400 vehicles. The Stellantis plant typically produces around 600 cars per shift, so the impact could be greater if Thursday’s mobilization, authorized by agricultural organizations, targets the facility again. The math is straightforward: approximately 1,800 vehicles could be lost across three non-operational shifts.
Beyond the immediate production issues, 1,500 workers from the morning shift remained at the Figueruelas site, unable to head home as highway access became blocked. The disruption disrupted the flow of components and tools into the plant, though the primary challenge at that moment was the accumulated residues inside the facility that hindered the pace of production.