Why Stellantis is asking the government to boycott Euro7
The CEO of Stellantis, Carlos Tavares, asks the government for tax relief for motorists, a European side in the battle against Euro 7 and incentives of various kinds
In recent days, it is known, the Ministry of Industry and Made in Italy is building the proposal that the country will make to Stellantis to avoid a dangerous de-industrialization of the sites that once belonged to Fiat. To this end, the head of the ministry, Adolfo Urso , met the regional presidents on Wednesday, and Anfia on Friday. The Made in Italy minister has already anticipated that there will not only be public resources on the plate, but also «innovation agreements, development contracts and incentives, which must be planned to support national production in order also to scrap those 11 million cars which today are 0, 1, 2 or 3 euros». But in the meantime, some statements by Carlos Tavares , CEO of the Group controlled by John Elkann , let us understand what he wants (besides incentives and contributions) to stay.
“SAVE THE PANDA!”, THE SCREAM OF STELLANTIS
Maybe because of the name it bears, but the Fiat Panda also seems to have become the new symbol of extinction. At least according to Tavares' cries for help, who chose that car not by chance, since it is produced in Italy: “The Panda – Tavares chanted – is part of the history of Italy and of its way of life. However, if we continue to support regulations that lead to an increase in costs, then these regulations will kill the Panda and this is not in Italy's best interest".
And in case it wasn't clear enough, the CEO also added, again with reference to the fight against Euro7: "If the possibilities for using cars and their accessibility are restricted, then we cannot support the goal of one million vehicles produced. If you don't protect iconic products like the Panda, then you can't ask yourself to produce a million vehicles."
In short, for Stellantis the path to employment passes through saving the Panda Senza from extinction, there will be no agreements on the increase in production of the Italian plants. In reality, the government had already expressed its position on Euro7, demonstrating support for Stellantis in its battle in Brussels. In fact, let's not forget the letter signed by the Meloni government, together with the executives of France, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia to ask to review the content of the legislation, distorting it if necessary.
WHAT ELSE TAVARES ASKS OF THE GOVERNMENT
But Euro7 is not the only point Tavares puts in the minutes. What Stellantis is asking for in return can be understood by reading the note from the manufacturer penned on the sidelines of the first meeting at Mimit a few days ago, a face-to-face meeting that "showed the need for continuous and fruitful dialogue with all stakeholders to build a global project for Italy that takes into account various factors such as market forecasts, the affordability of cars for Italian customers, the impact of regulations such as Euro 7 on the Fiat Panda, incentives to maintain Italian competitiveness such as the cost of energy supply and the cost of transformation”. In short, Stellantis from the government is asking for relief for users, a European side in the battle against Euro 7 and incentives of various kinds.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/smartcity/perche-stellantis-chiede-al-governo-di-boicottare-leuro7/ on Thu, 27 Jul 2023 10:43:33 +0000.