Stellantis, car production in Italy collapses in 2024: -45.7%, the lowest level since 1956

Auto sector under pressure after Barclays report Downgrade for Stellantis

(Finance) – In Italy in 2024 Stellantis produced less than 500 thousand vehicles. This is what emerges from the report prepared by Fim-Cisl. Specifically, the group produced overall last year 475,090 vehicles36.8% less than in 2023. However, an even more evident collapse was recorded in sector carwhere 283,090 were produced, 45.7% less than the previous year, a level never so low since 1956. The production of vehicles commercial it decreased by 16.6% (approximately 192 thousand units).

“The negative forecasts that we had estimated in the last two quarterly reports unfortunately had a response to the actual reality at the end of the year, with an increase in terms of volumes and an increase in the use of social safety nets and early closures at the end of the year, involving almost 20 thousand workers”, commented the general secretary of Fim, Ferdinand Ulianduring the presentation of the report. A situation that will not improve in 2025 according to what was confirmed by the Europe manager of Stellantis, Jean-Philipe Learnato, at the auto table on 17 December at Mimit with the minister Adolfo Urso, underlined the trade unionist.

The heaviest situations are those of Mirafiori which recorded a -69.8% (25,920 units produced) and Modena (-79.1%, only 260 vehicles produced by Maserati in 2024). TO Cassino 45% fewer cars were produced (26,850 vehicles), a Melfi the decline was 63.5% (62,080 units) while Pomiglianowhere the Panda is made, is the site with the smallest drop in production (-21.9%, 167,980 units).

Uiliano then announced that Fim-Cisl will also be at the event mobilization called by the European trade union organizations of IndustriaAll Europe for the February 5, 2025 to Brussels “which will see the massive participation of metalworkers from all over Europe”.

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