“On Monday 27 May we will definitively understand which brands and models will be produced in Melfi” – MelfiLive.it

For the secretary of the Fim Cisl Basilicata, Gerardo Evangelista «Yesterday’s news on Tavares’ planned meeting with the unions on Monday 27 May in Turin to talk about the prospects of the Italian factories will also be important for the Stellantis plant in Melfi. The meeting will be the opportunity to clarify the Melfi agreement of about a year ago which envisaged, first of all, the confirmation of the production of the four electric cars plus a fifth under the Jeep brand, with a hybrid version announced in the following days, which was supposed to guarantee the future industrial of the plant. Next Monday we will definitively understand which brands, which models and which electric and hybrid cars will be produced in Melfi.”

According to the trade unionist «given the changes and the many rumors about the future of electric cars, it is also good to clarify the positioning And the organization of the Lucanian plant, i.e. the new models that will be produced, the remaining life of the current cars in production, the battery assembly lines, the volumes expected for the next few years and therefore the relative employment levels, as well as the impact on related companies and the orders assigned for the future. This would help companies to make projects with targeted investments, bringing continuity of work and employment to the automotive site in Basilicata.”