(Finance) – The data of production in 2023 I am in improvement compared to 2022, thus confirming the second year of growth. It is indeed noticeable a growth of +9.6%. In particular in 2023, 751,384 units were produced, including cars and commercial vehicles against the 685,753 in 2022. The production of cars marks a +8.6%, equal to 521,104 while that of commercial vehicles marks an increase of +11.8%, with +24,280 units produced, confirming the growth figure already recorded in the last three quarters, compared to a negative start to the year, in particular due to a reduction in production stops due to the lack of materials, which instead characterized 2022. This is what emerges from the declaration of National Secretary Fim CislFerdinando Uliano, in the press note.
The production of cars and commercial vehicles still remains below -8.2% of 2019, the pre-covid period, where it stood at a total of 818,880 units. For cars there is a substantial convergence (-0.9%), while for the production of commercial vehicles we are -12%. The growth of 65,000 units was determined in particular by the production of the Pomigliano d’Arco and Atessa plants.
At 1 million vehicles (most commercial cars) – continues the note – 1/3 of the current volumes are missing, from the data it is clear how necessary it is to relaunch the production of Cassino and Mirafiori with new productions.
Plant of Pomigliano it’s the establishment he had the greatest growth during 2023, reaching the quota of 215,000 units, an increase of +30.3%. Since the restart of Panda production in 2011, Pomigliano has never achieved these productions. The growth in volumes compared to 2022 is largely made up of the production increase of the new productions, the Alfa Romeo Tonale SUV and the Dodge Hornet SUV, which reached 82,300 units, in addition to the 132,700 Fiat Panda. The two assembly lines produce on 12 weekly shifts, while 20 shifts are carried out in some areas of the plant such as bodywork, moulding, painting, plastic and logistics.
Starting from 1 January 2024, the use of the CDS for the Campania plant ends, a historic result for Fim-Cisl and the other unions who signed the agreements in 2011 with the start of production of the Panda. An even more significant result if we consider that workers from the former PCMA and the Nola logistics hub have also been included in the Pomigliano d’Arco perimeter in recent months. Furthermore, to date, employment on the site increased by over 1,150 workers, coming on temporary trips from the other Group sites, in particular from Melfi, Pratola Serra and Cassino.