"I have looked at the automotive dossier since the beginning of the legislature, now I see that even the economic experts, the commentators and certainly the trade unions consider this assessment to be correct. We have been in the field and have had contacts and discussions for at least 8-9 months now with some car manufacturers who could also establish themselves in Italy in their international development projects, which concern Europe".
Thus the Minister of Business and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso.
"Our automotive project is clear: we believe that to support our important supply chain, our true great strength made up of a plurality of companies, we need an internal market that produces at least 1.3 million vehicles: this is the objective we are setting ourselves in a few years' time to guarantee in the energy transition towards electric that the related industries can support production and employment levels - added the minister - We want to open the market to other producers and therefore we know that alongside Stellantis, which is an important multinational that must invest in our country in innovative models, in research and in electrics for the car of the future, another car manufacturer will still be needed: this path cannot be invented in a few months, we are at the I have been working for a second car manufacturer for about 8 months and we think that the objective can be achieved in a reasonable amount of time."
"Italy once had two car manufacturers, then Alfa Romeo was sold - he continued - but instead of seeing it to an international partner, the then left in government, which also had the presidency of IRI, preferred to sell it to local producer, closing the market. Instead we want to open the market."
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