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3 1.21 to 1.26.2019 Each pillar will need to contribute in some way, making sacrifices. It is unclear exactly what Zarlenga will ask auto parts manufacturers, although it is expected to involve reduction of costs and losses due to lack of quality. A former GM executive who asked not to be identified told AutoData that the relationship of manufacturers with their suppliers has never been easy, but it has always reached a mutual agreement. In the case of GM, these relations are traditionally more complicated, what can hinder an understanding between the parties in the meetings that are being requested by Zarlenga. The latest investment cycle, which starts to take shape this year in the form of products derived from the platform GEM (Global Emerging Markets) has already caused changes in the group of suppliers that are physically close to the plant in Gravataí, RS. Continental and Arteb, which used to supply the cockpit and headlamps for Onix and Prisma, left the supplier park to make way to Reydel and SL Automotive. The workers of the factory in São José dos Campos, with whom the board met on Tuesday, 22, in the afternoon, presented a proposal with 28 points, which includes increase of working hours, adoption of time banking, outsourcing in all the factory, end of chartered transport, intermittent journeys and other items, according to the metalworkers’ union - who did not like the content. “The workers were outraged with the proposal”, said the vice president Renato Almeida. “We are against the withdrawal of rights, we will continue with the negotiation process, but the final decision will be up to the workers”. On the other hand, a source consulted by AutoData said that the negotiations with workers are already well advanced. The same source affirmed that the possibilities of closing factories or even leaving the region are not on the negotiating table. The fight now is for new investments. Leandro Alves collaborated