More aid for the four-wheeler sector, and greater commitment by Stellantis towards Italy. These are broadly the two requests that the unions have advanced to the government: direct and targeted interventions by the majority are needed to prevent the entire supply chain from continuing to deal with the degrowth constant that we have been witnessing for years now. Given that not even the 800 million for 2022 and the billion a year until 2030 as a basis to feed the auto fund to support purchase incentives and transition initiatives have fully satisfied the associations.
“It is a signal, but it is not enough – the words reported by the Republic of Francesca Re David, secretary of the metalworkers of the CGIL – We are talking about a strategic industry, Italy has always played a fundamental role, but it is not investing in the automotive sector, neither on how to face the transition nor on how to face the near future“. According to King David, one solution is represented by the creation of an operational unit at the Prime Minister’s Office to discuss with the government, companies and trade unions on the implementation of an extraordinary plan that includes a series of resources necessary to relaunch a strategic supply chain that occupies more than 250,000 employees and over 5,550 companies. As for Stellantis, on the other hand, the Fiom secretary compliments the award given to workers for the first time, but highlights how there is no connection with the future of the group in Italy.
Returning to the auto sector in general, those who support the idea that more government aid is needed is also Federmeccanica’s number one Federico Visentin, who said: “Incentives are necessary, but how emergency intervention because now the situation is very heavy for the car. They cannot be a permanent solution. The fear of companies is that with the Draghi government fund the game will be considered over. In reality, the interventions must also be much higher and must be structured with consistency“.
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