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Reuters
8 hours ago
- Automotive
- Reuters
Stellantis offers voluntary redundancy scheme at Turin plant
MILAN, June 9 (Reuters) - Stellantis ( opens new tab has started a voluntary redundancy plan for 610 workers at its Mirafiori plant in Turin, Italy, after introducing the scheme at other Italian facilities, the automaker said on Monday. Stellantis is so far cutting up to 1,600 staff in total across Italy this year through the voluntary redundancy scheme. At Mirafiori, the scheme "is aimed at supporting early retirement or different career opportunities," a company spokesperson said, adding workers at Mirafiori can sign up for it until the end of July. The Mirafiori plant will have a stable workforce from August to prepare for the launch of the new hybrid version of the Fiat 500 city car, the spokesperson said. Full-scale production of the new model is expected to start in November. Luigi Paone of Uilm, one of the unions which agreed the voluntary redundancy plan with Stellantis, said it would be aimed at workers closer to retirement age. The plan "should serve to pave the way for the hiring of young workers as we approach the production start-up of the hybrid 500," Paone said. Between April and May Stellantis agreed similar packages at other assembly plants in Italy, including Melfi and Pomigliano, for a total workforce reduction of up to 1,660 workers this year. The company has fewer than 40,000 staff in Italy, down from 55,000 in early 2021 when the group was created through the merger of Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot maker PSA. (This story has been refiled to fix a typo in the plant's name throughout the story)
The Sun
13-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Sun
Iconic car loved by UK drivers is reinvented as hybrid boasting 6-speed gearbox, huge storage cubby & swish front grille
AN ICONIC car brand has revealed the first look of its new hybrid model set to start production later this year. Fiat's new 500 Hybrid has been revealed through photographs of a group of pre-release prototypes. 4 4 4 It looks almost identical to the electric 500e, but with a reworked front grille that can feed more air to a petrol engine. It includes an overhauled interior and six-speed manual gearbox. On the inside, the dashboard features a larger and squarer storage cubby compared to previous versions. The gearlever and steering wheel have also been elevated. This marks an important milestone for the new Fiat model's industrialisation process, on track to begin production by November this year. On top of that, there is an estimated target to produce over 100,000 units of the hybrid 500 per year at full capacity. Olivier Francois, FIAT CEO and Stellantis Global CMA, said: "With the 500 Hybrid, we are strengthening production at Mirafiori to ensure the plant's productivity and meet the demand. "Our roots are in Italy and it's no coincidence that the two most iconic FIAT are made here: the Panda in Pomigliano and the 500 in Mirafiori." He highlighted the affordable, electric and iconic nature of the new model. The move to retrofit an electric car with a combustion engine has been considered unprecedented in the European car industry. Additionally, presence of a manual gearbox means the 1.2-litre three-cylinder mild-hybrid Puretech engine that is used in a range of models is not offered. However, ambitions were a result of two key challenges that came from a report in March 2024. One was that Fiat needed to up production rates at its Mirafiori factory, due to slow sales of the 500e and its Abarth 500e hot hatch, which stopped production several times last year. It also ended production of the old petrol 500, which brought a majority of the 500 sales, due to new EU legislation on cybersecurity. The 500 Hybrid therefore hopes to boost production at Mirafiori to "ensure the plant's productivity" with its new hybrid-equipped engined cars. Francois added Fiat's shift towards EVs and hybrids is "proof that social relevance is at the core of the brand mission." The company's design, production, and innovation in Italy demonstrates its commitment to continuing a story of local roots meeting global vision. 4
