“Based on the permanent improvement of Stellantis' industrial footprint, that is our clear intention localize a greater number of models in Italian plants, starting from Melfi” which could in fact obtain one more model in addition to the four already announced. He said it the CEO of Stellantis, Carlos Tavares, during the meeting - which lasted 1 hour and a half and was described as "very productive" - with the minister of enterprises and made in Italy, Adolfo Urso. The number one of Stellantis reiterated “the continuous and strong icompany commitment to Italy, one of the three roots of Stellantis together with France and the United States”.
In Tavares, Minister Urso presented a address document on the automotive sector elaborated after a discussion on the merits with the presidents of the seven regions in which there are factories, the metalworkers' unions, Anfia and the other related associations. The text will serve as the basis for the new industrial policy plan for the sector which will be the subject of the next meetings to be held at Mimit between August and September.
According to the ministry, the parties “have set up a technical working group to reach by the end of the month ad a “transition agreement” within the framework of a renewed European industrial policy which will have to protect domestic production and employment”.
Tavares: "We will produce one million vehicles in Italy"
During the meeting held in Rome, Tavares underlined that "the performance and sustainability of the efficiency of our Italian activities trigger the sustainability of Stellantis in the interest of our Italian employees and the country's economy".
The manager said he was "confident that, together with Adolfo Urso, we will create the conditions to first of all reverse the downward trend in production volumes over the next two years and then build together the roadmap to produce one million vehicles in Italy".
“Stellantis – reads the company note – trusts in the collective intelligence and in the necessary attitude of goodwill of all the interested parties to create the conditions to maintain the role of leader of Italy at the center of Stellantis' strategy, in the very challenging context of electrification and Chinese competition in Europe”.
From an operational point of view, however, Tavares has set limits, emphasizing that “the impact of euro 7 regulations on the panda must be addressed and the Bev sales support must be considered” to support the activity of the group's Italian production sites.
Stellantis investments in Italy
The CEO then reminded him "significant investments made" by the group in Italy, first of all the new green campus of Turin which “will contribute to Stellantis' bold ambition to be carbon neutral by 2038, ahead of all other automakers in the world”.
Then there is the first Stellantis Circular Economy Pole, which will be launched in 2023 a mirafiori, and the Battery Technology Center, where performance testing and validation of battery components will be conducted during the development and production phases. Also to be taken into consideration is the plant for the production and supply of eDCT for the new generation of hybrid and Phev models of the company which will be built in Torino and, as part of the joint venture with TotalEnergie and Mercedes-Benz, the Automotive Cells Company, the project for the construction of the third European Gigafactory of Stellantis at the site of Thermoli. Furthermore, Pratola Serra will be the only plant to supply the B2.2 engine for the full range of commercial vehicles of Stellantis and in the plant of Atessa, in Abruzzo, the X250 platform of the Fiat Ducato also declined with variants for Peugeot and Citroen, has also been extended to Opel.
Finally, a Pomigliano the Alfa Romeo Tonale and the Dodge Hornet have arrived for the US market, a Casino production and delivery of the new Maserati Grecale model has begun, a Modena production of the MC20 ea supercar has started hundred a business unit dedicated to the production of industrial and marine engines was defined.
