“The update of the business plan, made necessary in the light of the performance of some markets, in particular the Chinese and Brazilian ones, does not involve any downsizing of the economic targets, which remain fully not only confirmed but even revised upwards, together with the goal of full employment in the Italian plants" by 2018. This is what we read in a statement released by Fiat Chrysler after yesterday's meeting between the managing director Sergio Marchionne and the trade unions (Fim, Uilm, Fismic, Uglm and Aqcf) .
“2015 was particularly positive – continues the text -. The results achieved have been superior to the set objectives themselves; in particular, the EMEA region reached break even one year ahead of schedule in the same Business Plan. This was possible above all thanks to the successes achieved in Melfi with the launch of the Jeep Renegade (the first Jeep produced outside the American borders) and the Fiat 500X, and in Atessa with the Ducato. With the recent start of production at the Mirafiori plant of the Maserati Levante, the first SUV from the Maserati brand, and the production start-up of the new Alfa Romeo Giulia range at Cassino, the implementation of the Business Plan continues, aimed at repositioning on market segments at the FCA production structure in Italy has greater added value”.
The general secretary of the Fim, Marco Bentivogli, said that Marchionne confirmed the goal of launching all the new Alfa Romeo models planned on the market by 2020 (two already launched plus another six that will go into production after 2018) and to reach full employment in the Italian plants by 2018. By 2018, therefore, the end of recourse to layoffs and solidarity measures is expected.
Bentivogli then underlined that, as part of the updating of the group's business plan, "most of the targets set have been revised upwards". The forecasts were therefore "recalibrated in a context of greater optimism despite the international situation and the problems of two markets in particular", namely China and Brazil.
The general picture, continued the trade unionist, "is also going very well from an employment point of view", as demonstrated by the fact that from 2013 to 2015 recourse to layoffs "fell from 40% to 12%, without considering the 3 stable hirings made in this period, to which further takeovers will be added, such as the 200 new hirings in Termoli and Verrone. The picture is substantially more than positive despite the difficulties and the contribution of the Italian side is important".
In addition to Bentivogli, the meeting was also attended by the general secretary of Fismic Roberto Di Maulo, the general secretary of Uilm Rocco Palombella, the general secretary of Uglm Antonio Spera and the secretary of the Fiat cadres and bosses association Giovanni Serra. Absent Fiom CGIL, which did not sign the group contract.
