Stellantis production in Italy deteriorates in the first half year, volumes down 26.9%
Sharply worsening situation in Fim-Cisl report - Uliano: 'All plants down, we did not expect such a clear contraction'
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The production volume situation of Stellantis in Italy remains very difficult, as shown by the quarterly report edited by Fim-Cisl. In the first half of the year, production fell by 26.9% to 221,885 vehicles, including passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. The situation was even blacker for the production of cars only, a sector that lost a third of its volumes in 2024, which was already a very difficult year: production fell by 33.6% to 123,905 units, while commercial vehicles fell by -16.3% to 97,980 units.
All the Stellantis plants in the country, from Mirafiori to Melfi, remain in the negative. Unlike 2024, a year in which at least Pomigliano was a positive exception, today no factory is escaping the very difficult situation, points out Fim-Cisl secretary general Ferdinando Uliano. "The situation has worsened compared to a situation that was already suffering in 2024," explains Uliano. "We did not expect an improvement in 2025, we knew it would be a difficult year, but we did not foresee such a pronounced drop in the year.
The year is expected to end around 440,000 units in total, with only 250,000 cars produced in Italy, below the half-million mark. The production start-up of the 500 hybrid, presented in Turin on 4 July and scheduled for November, along with the new models from Melfi, will only be able to give the first significant results in 2026. At this juncture, the market does not help so much that 'the level of the fall in volumes in 2025 is higher than forecast', reiterates Fim-Cisl.
All plants are therefore showing a strong deterioration and, above all, there are no signs of recovery by the end of the year. On the contrary, according to the forecasts of the CISL metalworkers, the drop in volumes and the use of social shock absorbers could increase, while they already involve almost half of the group's workforce.
During the press conference, Uliano recalled the commitments made by the Group in Italy: 2 billion in investments in Italian plants, 6 billion in purchases from domestic suppliers, and a target of 1 million vehicles by 2030, linked, however, to market trends, as repeatedly reiterated by the Group's top management.
