The table dedicated to the automotive sector was held yesterday at the Ministry of Economic Development, convened by Minister Stefano Patuanelli. The theme of the discussion, which saw the presence of trade unions, many companies in the sector, universities, Confindustria, Confartigianato, is that of the transition towards electrification and autonomous driving.
“The automotive sector in Italy – he commented Raffaele Apetino, national coordinator Automotive Fim Cisl – is fundamental for the country's industrial fabric. Suffice it to say that it accounts for 6% of GDP and employs around 260 direct and indirect workers. The transition to electricity must be controlled because the incidence of electricity on work is 1/10 compared to the traditional one and an uncontrolled transition would be devastating both in industrial and employment terms”.
Fim Cisl essentially asks that the Government, as Germany is doing, concentrate important economic resources towards the transaction and towards the transformation of the car as a concept of shared mobility, in a context of car market crisis which throughout Europe has returned to the times of 1987 and which is not counterbalanced by the new electric and hybrid propulsions which currently, when added together, do not reach the double-digit percentage.
“Like Fim CISL – said Apetino – we think that the automotive theme from now on must be at the center of the government agenda, with periodic discussions with the trade union organizations capable of dealing with the transformations in time. Therefore, on this occasion, like Fim Cisl, we delivered a Report on the sector to Minister Patuanelli, also containing some concrete proposals. It is necessary to anticipate the change in the sector in order not to be overwhelmed by implementing strong investments in infrastructure starting from electricity where today there are only 3500 refueling stations, moreover low-powered, compared to 29000 traditional fuel stations. We need to strengthen infrastructure, ports, high-speed and intermodal transport both for manufacturers but, above all, for the related components sector”.
