He turned out to be the worst for almost 70 years: from January to March, local factories produced 109,900 cars and light commercial cars, which is 36 percent less than the first quarter of 2024. Less the pace of the car industry was only in the middle of the last century, and analysts see no reason for improvements against the background of new US tariffs and weak demand in Europe.
The volume of car production was reduced at all six Stellantis plants in Italy, reports Automotive News with reference to the FIM-CISL trade union. The Dodge Hornet crossover was most affected – one of the few Stellantis models that are collected in Europe for the North American market. For three months, the enterprise in Prailino launched 1356 Hornet units, which is 80 percent less compared to the same period last year.
The Maserati assembly pace fell by 72 percent to 1033 units, Alfa Romeo – by 52 percent to 10 104.
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Duties introduced by Donald Trump and the transition to electric cars, which are sold worse than “fuel” machines, create “perfect storm” in the industry, representatives of FIM-CISL say. The union adds that they did not expect improvements, but such a sharp fall was a surprise.
Perhaps things will partially correct new models that Stellantis will put on the conveyor. However, this will happen only at the end of 2025 or in 2026. So, the new hybrid Fiat 500 and the new Alfa Romeo Stelvio will be allowed into production, the launch of which was postponed for a year.
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