The Italian government returns to talk about the possible arrival in Italy of Chinese car manufacturers, intending to locate part of their global production on our national territory. Scenario that does not particularly comfort Carlos Tavares, who speaks of an illogical situation in light of the efforts that Stellantis is making in Italy to overcome the difficulties, but which instead satisfies Gilberto Picket FratinMinister of the Environment and Energy Security.
Pichetto and the Chinese builders
“If there is production of electric cars in Italy, so be it. I was hoping that the production would come from Italian companies, but if they produce here and employ here, the Chinese are also welcome“, the words of Pichetto Fratin pronounced on Omnibus, on La7, and reported by Ansa. We know that the Italian government has long since started i first talks with BYDwhich after choosing Hungary to build its first European factory is making a selection among the other countries of the Old Continent to establish a second production plant.
Tavares worried
We were talking about “crooked nose” by Tavares. A few weeks ago, on the sidelines of the inauguration of the new eCDT Plant in the Mirafiori complex, the CEO of Stellantis had declared: “I don’t feel like giving advice to political leaders, I deal with industry and cars, but recognizing that Fiat is at the center of Italy would be responsible as well as ethical. Rather than letting competitors enter Italy who can put a spoke in our wheels, it would be preferable to help us overcome the difficulties. So why further damage Italian factories by introducing new obstacles? It’s a logic I don’t understand. The Italian government should help its citizens, and many of these work in Stellantis factories. This is why I think that welcoming Chinese producers means introducing a very dangerous element of competition.”
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