The president of Stellantis meets the White House Donald Trump. The possible loosening of anti-issues and the need for clarity for the health of the automotive industry
John Elkann He met the President of the United States of America in the White House Donald Trump. As President of Stellantis, a group to which various American manufacturers refer and which uses more than 75,000 employees On US soil, Elkann discussed some of the most important issues of the moment for car houses, first of all in the face of the change of paradigm dictated by the new presidency. One above all, theLoving of anti -pollution restrictions for manufacturersa measure that would be aligned with the previous moves of the Trump administration, which has already revoked the program on electric cars introduced by Biden.
Auto duties
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The competitiveness of the US car industry, on the eve of the introduction of the new ones duties of 25% on cars produced abroad. In this circumstance, John Elkann would have reiterated the importance of clarity for a sector, the automotive one, which must allocate huge sums for investments long breath, and is therefore damaged by the frenetic rhythms with which politics seems to change its direction. After the meeting, Donald Trump confirmed that the president of Stellantis did not ask for the suspension of the duties on the import of cars and components.