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Stellantis reaffirmed its commitment to its Italian manufacturing operations, making a pledge to hire 400 additional workers to bolster production at its Mirafiori plant in Turin.

Auto part supplier First Brands Group is preparing to enter bankruptcy with no restructuring plan in place, a sign of how quickly the company’s fortunes are unraveling, sources said.

Several parts makers face idle capacity and are under pressure from carmakers to lower prices.

The development could increase pressure on First Brands, which has been considering whether to file for bankruptcy to raise a rescue loan after halting a $6 billion refinancing in August.

First Brands Group is preparing to file for bankruptcy as soon as next week and is looking to secure a loan of at least $1 billion to keep the business running, according to sources.

Auto parts maker First Brands Group is discussing options with its creditors for restructuring its $6 billion debt load that include a possible Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.

Mexico is looking to apply tariffs of as much as 50% on cars and auto parts, as well as steel and textiles from China and other countries with which it does not have a trade agreement.

“We are now working at pace to restart our global applications in a controlled manner,” Jaguar Land Rover said on its website. There’s no evidence customer data was stolen, it added.

“It would be a shame to build these facilities and then all of a sudden you have to scale back on the most important part of it, which is people,” a Ford vice president told reporters.

The loan, which is being provided by Deutsche Bank and other senior Marelli lenders, will need to be approved in two stages, which is typical in large corporate bankruptcy cases.