Days pass, and the clash between Stellantis and the Italian government shows no signs of abating. Indeed, he seems to be increasingly fired up: this time it was the prime minister who went on the attack directly, Giorgia Meloniwho seems not to have appreciated some statements made by Carlos Tavares, CEO of Stellantis, regarding the need for greater subsidies from the State to guarantee a stable and efficient future for automotive production plants in Italy.
Melons on the attack
“We are interested in every form of investment that can produce jobs, we are very attentive to the automotive sector, we have also spoken about it with the CEOs of large Japanese companies, the relationship must be balanced. What I read seemed quite bizarre to me – Meloni's words reported by Repubblica – A manager of that level should know that the incentives cannot be aimed at just one company and that we have invested in eco-incentives.” Also supporting the prime minister was Matteo Salvini, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, who added: “With everything that the former Fiat and the current one cost Italians Stellantis is the latest which can impose, order or threaten. The state has already entered into this 18 times with citizens' money.”
Stellantis-Renault merger
The words of Meloni and Salvini arrive a few hours after John Elkann, president of Stellantis, said denied rumors of a possible merger of the Italian-French group with Renault. “We are committed to the Automotive Roundtable which unites the Italian government with all the players in the supply chain in achieving important common objectives to tackle the electric transition together – he precised – The company is focused on executing the Dare Forward strategic plan and on time implementation of the announced projects to strengthen the activity in every market where it is present, including Italy”.
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