Italian bus industry and the government’s approval for the sale to the Avellino group: clear opposition from President Bonaccini and Labor Councilor Colla: «Very serious aspects, an operation that creates concern»
«Give him an operation very serious, unacceptable aspects, which is of great concern.” Emilia-Romagna’s opinion is clearly negative sale to Seri Industrial of the shares of Industria italiana bus in the hands of Leonardo and Invitalia. President Stefano’s words are clear Bonaccini and the councilor for Economic Development and Work Vincenzo Glue, who only a few days ago had warned the Ministry of Business against making hasty decisions on the entry of the new private partner into the company’s capital. On Friday evening, however, he arrived from the department headed by Adolfo Urso green light for sale to the Avellino group of the Civitillo family.
The Chinese are around the corner
«All our opposition towards the project of the Seri Group, which does not have the characteristics to support a structure like that of the Italian bus industry, as this company has never produced or marketed a bus, but only components”, say Bonaccini and Colla. «We were also notified of the interest in making an agreement with a large Chinese groupwho has already visited the factories. That would be incredible, at a time when there is a great market opportunity in local public transport in Italy, thanks to the investments of the Pnrr, hand them over to foreign companies”, warn the leaders of the Emilia-Romagna institutions. Just last Tuesday in fact one delegation from the Chinese group CCIGactive in the green mobility sector, had carried out an inspection of the IIA headquarters in Bologna, and he made a similar visit the following day to the other factory in Filumeri. And even on that occasion Colla had shared the unions’ concerns “on the need to find industrial partners capable of ensuring the relaunch”.
Harmony with the unions
«Plus it’s incredible the two state-controlled groupsInvitalia and Leonardo, stay carrying out a hasty operation, without that this is accompanied by a shared industrial project from everyone”, protest Bonaccini and Colla, who had asked for a discussion on the proposals in the field, including the one put forward by the Bolognese consortium (led by Valerio Gruppioni and Maurizio Marchesini) and rejected by the ministry. «For these reasons – conclude Bonaccini and Colla – We share all concerns expressed in these hours by the organizations trade unions, who were not called to a meeting with the two groups that presented proposals, to discuss their respective industrial plans. We believe that this method by the ministry is very serious and unacceptable.”
June 16, 2024
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