Last month, a global car manufacturer planned to lay off over 2,000 American employees after receiving substantial benefits from the Biden administration’s electric-vehicle production subsidies.

The parent company of well-known brands like Ram and Jeep, Stellantis, has received hundreds of millions in federal grants to support its electric vehicle production. Despite this financial boost from the Biden administration, National Review reveals the company is still moving forward with layoffs for American workers.

In July, National Review says the Department of Energy granted Stellantis’ subsidiary, Chrysler, $334.8 million to transform a closed plant in Illinois into an EV manufacturing facility, and another $250 million to upgrade a transmission plant in Indiana for producing EV parts. The Department of Energy will negotiate with grant recipients to ensure they fulfill commitments related to worker and community support.

Stellantis plans to lay off over 2,000 workers at a plant near Detroit as it phases out production of the classic Ram 1500 truck. The facility in Warren, Michigan will still be set up for manufacturing the Jeep Wagoneer on a single shift. Workers affected by the layoffs will receive supplemental unemployment benefits and transition assistance for the next year.

Despite contract negotiations, a United Auto Workers representative told National Review that, as Stellantis moves toward electrifying its vehicle lineup, the company has indicated it might relocate Ram 1500 production from another Detroit-area plant to Mexico.

This is a direct result of last year’s major labor victory, when the UAW negotiated with all automakers simultaneously and secured significant wage increases. Now, the consequences are becoming apparent: plants are closing, and the cost of new vehicles is rising.

In reality, Stellantis has been struggling since Daimler Benz severed ties and removed all of the company’s valuable assets. Fiat only kept the company afloat with financial support from the Obama administration. None the less, concluding this is a case of take the money and run is not unreasonable.