President Unrae Michele Crisci writes to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

The president of foreign houses in Italy Crisci writes to the premier asking for interventions that on the one hand protect the production chain and on the other incentives that allow the lowest incomes to be able to renew the car

Alexander Conti

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December 13th

– Rome

“Sustainable well-being must be sought. It is the duty of a mother, of a father, it is everyone’s duty”. Thus ends, with the quote of the famous “I’m Italian, I’m a mother” the letter that Michele Crisci, president of Unrae, the union of foreign car manufacturers in Italy, wrote to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. A letter in which Crisci recalls what the automotive supply chain represents in Italy and what, according to the association he represents, the sector needs in this country.

the weight of the components

In the text Crisci recalls the numbers of the supply chain in Italy with 1.2 million people employed, directly and indirectly or whose work is in any case linked to the car, the 80 billion annual tax revenue, a turnover value equivalent to 20% about the GDP. And then, this is the direct connection between the Italian supply chain and foreign manufacturers, he focuses on the components. In fact, our companies achieve 59.3% of their turnover by selling to foreign customers who, in detail, are 66.2% German, 29% French, 17.9% American. A heritage to defend. “What will happen when foreign buyers turn to other technologies?”. “Italian companies must be protected – continues Crisci – not only when they sell but also when they buy. A healthy market is needed to attract investments”. Then he dwells on ineffective measures, the car incentives, in the current formulation which are part of the 8.7 billion automotive fund established by decree law No. 17 of 1 March 2022. As demonstrated by the market data for 2022, they recorded a drop in registrations of over 10% and above all a decline in the sales of cars that benefit from the greater Ecobonuses, i.e. electric cars and plug-in hybrids. “Italy must equip itself with powerful and widespread recharging systems”. There are currently 30,273 public outlets, i.e. 6.1 every 100 km and of these, only 25% have a power exceeding 22 kW. The European average is 8.2 per 100 km of road even if the percentage of express points drops to 15%.

The circulating fleet

On the renewal of the national circulating fleet, over 39 million cars of which 9.9 million are Euro 0, 1, 2 and 3, Crisci suggests, as repeatedly done by the trade associations, Unrae in the lead, the possibility of making accessible ( always read incentives) cars with homologation from Euro 5 upwards, new and used, which have infinitely lower emission levels, and much higher in terms of safety, than older cars. A solution that would favor people with the lowest incomes in the purchase decision. “We cannot expect hydrogen electric cars to be the answer to the need for renewal. It takes pragmatism” to seek “sustainable well-being”.



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