"Today is the first day of our new story. It is the beginning of an exciting journey. A company well positioned to compete in global markets, with 39 electrified vehicles available by the end of 2021. A group of significant size and with consolidated commercial positions in Europe, North America and Latin America ".
Carlos Tavares, CEO of Stellantis said this, opening the press conference.
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Stellantis workers are receiving a welcome communication to the new group at this time. This was announced by Fiom Torino. "The communication - comments Edi Lazzi, general secretary of Fiom Turin - recalls the reasons of tradition and pride of the two groups that gave life to Stellantis as well as the size of the new group with its 400,000 employees, its commercial roots in Europe and in Americas, its technological skills, the range of brands and models, the investments in progress in the development of new technologies for mobility. It is a new reality to which the Turin workers of the group and components look carefully and whose positivity will be also assessed for the effects it will produce on our territory: new models, production volumes capable of eliminating layoffs, the relaunch of production at the Turin sites and their related industries ". Lazzi adds that "beyond the reassurances there remain reasons for concern for the production overcapacity of Stellantis in Europe, the foreseeable rationalizations, the choices of the coming months. Our territory has developed over time all the technological and professional skills to continue to have a important role in the production and technological development of cars worldwide. As always, we will do our part and demand a particular commitment from the entire ruling class of Turin and Piedmont ".