Cars, Urso: the government did its part, Stellantis did not. The company's reply: 'Focus on plan, executive create conditions'.

'It is up to Fiat to take social responsibility, it is up to Stellantis to relaunch the car in Italy and we have been waiting for an answer for a long time. The government has done its part, Stellantis has not'. This was said by the Minister for Enterprise and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso , in his speech at the Rimini meeting. 'Focus on plan, government create conditions,' was the carmaker's reply after the minister's words.

'In the first meeting with CEO Tavares,' recalled Minister Urso, 'he asked me two things to plan the development of the Italian car to reach the target of one million vehicles. The first was to remove the Euro 7 obstacle, and we succeeded, so Stellantis announced the extension of some models. Then he asked us for an incentive plan commensurate with production in Italy, and we did the biggest car incentive plan, with one billion euro. We had as objectives the scrapping of highly polluting vehicles and then allowing the electric car to be within the reach of the weaker classes. We achieved these goals, but that of supporting Italian production was not achieved. Because it was Stellantis that had to increase production in our country in order to respond to the demands called for by the incentives'.

And again: 'On investments, Stellantis must give an answer and it must give it soon. If it does not give us a positive answer on the gigafactory project in Termoli, for example, Pnrr resources will be allocated to others. We cannot lose Pnrr resources because Stellantis does not honour its commitments,' the minister added. And again: 'It is now up to Stellantis to relaunch the car in Italy and we have been waiting for these answers for too long, a long time. He must tell us 'how he wants to achieve the growth of the vehicle system in our country in order to reach the goal of one million vehicles in which plants, whether they are really going to make the fifth car in Melfi, whether they are really going to invest in Pomigliano, whether they are really going to make the 500 hybrid in Cassino, whether they are going to make the 500 hybrid in Mirafiori. Stellantis must also tell us with what investments, because it cannot present us with development contracts, as has happened, in which it demands resources from the state to reduce employment. It is Stellantis that must understand that development contracts are made with those who create employment, not with those who reduce it'.

Then a reference to the remuneration of the ceo Carlo Tavares . "Managers' remuneration should be commensurate not only with shareholder dividends but also with the social sustainability of the country, with the jobs it provides." And again: 'We expect the company to take social responsibility for relaunching the automotive industry in Italy,' he added.