Stellantis: the Chinese partner Dongfeng could produce 100 thousand cars in Italy

Dongfeng is the Chinese partner of Stellantis which we have told you about on several occasions in the past. In the last few hours the name of the Chinese car manufacturer has risen to the forefront of the news in our country due to the spread of the news that it is the car company whose negotiations with the Italian government for the production of cars in our country would be at the most advanced.

Dongfeng ready to produce 100 thousand cars a year in Italy

It was even anticipated that Dongfeng it would be ready to produce at least 100 thousand cars a year in Italy. Therefore, if an agreement were reached, the Chinese company would give a big hand to achieving the government’s objective of bringing car production in our country back above one million units per year.

The news of this negotiation between the government and the Chinese was confirmed by Qian Xie, responsible for Dongfeng’s European operations. There is talk of a new factory where these would be produced 100 thousand cars a year. Xie, who was in Milan in recent days for an event, said that producing cars in Italy could be very important for his company as it would allow the manufacturer to be able to supply all the main European markets. Furthermore, Italy is one of the main car markets and therefore having a Hub here would be truly perfect for the company.

“The discussions with the Italian government are at the initial stage: they want to establish a relationship of trust and then deepen it,” Xie said. We recall that Minister Adolfo Urso recently said he wanted to increase the number of car manufacturers producing cars in Italy so as not to be too dependent on Stellantis. In total there would be as many as 8 the car manufacturers in negotiations with the Minister including the Chinese of Dongfeng. We remember that Stellantis, however, had not taken the news very well, saying that in the event of the arrival of the Chinese in Italy the competition would be increasingly ruthless and this could cause the need for a further reduction in costs with further cuts in our country.