The fate of Termoli and Cassino is also among the topics discussed in the meeting between CEO Filosa and the metalworking unions
Hiring in Mirafiori, four hundred people, and the future of Termoli and Cassino. These are some of the topics discussed in the meeting between the CEO of Stellantis Antonio Filosa and the metalworking unions, the first since June 23rd when the new CEO took office.
Italy plan
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In confirming the Italy Plan, defined as “solid” and at the “centre of our strategic vision”, Filosa recalled “the upcoming launches of the hybrid Fiat 500, whose production will begin in November in Mirafiori, and of the new Jeep Compass which we will begin producing in the coming weeks in Melfi”. “We will make – continued the CEO addressing the unions – 400 hires for the Mirafiori plant to support the production development of the new Fiat 500 hybrid with the start of the second shift starting from February next year”. Among the issues is the unresolved one of the transformation of the Termoli plant into a factory for the construction of electric car batteries managed by the Acc consortium formed by Stellantis, Mercedes and Total through Saft. For now the project is stalled: “For the Termoli Gigafactory, Acc is still evaluating its investment plans for Italy with the aim of making a decision by the end of this year. We have an ongoing project for transmissions.” On the Cassino plant, however, Filosa confirmed that “we have decided to reschedule the launch of the new Stelvio and Giulia, based on the S-Large platform. This project envisaged an exclusively electric offer, while we are working to have a multi-energy offer”.
production node
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According to Ferdinando Uliano, leader of Fim Cisl, the hiring signal is “positive” and “going against the trend”. However, “we reiterated to the CEO of Stellantis that, given the current situation of production volumes, 310,000 vehicles will not be reached by the end of the year, with important repercussions on employment and social safety nets”. For Michele De Palma and Samuele Lodi, secretary and mobility manager of Fiom Cgil “the situation of Stellantis in Italy gives us a picture that requires a real spin to reverse the direction of recent years which has not occurred today”. According to Rocco Palombella and Gianluca Ficco, secretary and automotive manager of Uilm, “we are only at the beginning of a very difficult path, which partly depends on Stellantis, but partly also on the correction of those European policies that are destroying the industry without unfortunately saving the environment”. Precisely on the revision of European regulations, Filosa asked for the support “of all stakeholders, and in particular of trade unions”.
La Gazzetta dello Sport
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