The plan for 1,700 redundancies is being replaced by voluntary redundancy schemes, whilst the Cerreto plant gains time for reindustrialisation. The government has secured a reprieve, but the group’s future is overshadowed by the gap with Asian industry and the possible sale to Midea 

The car market is growing and five Stellantis models feature in the top ten best-sellers. However, only the Pandina is manufactured in Italy: the Avenger, 3008, Grande Panda and C3 are sourced from Poland, France, Serbia and Slovakia. The trade unions are calling for additional production. More will be known on 20 October.

From the new draft issued by the Ministry of Economic Development, it would appear that the government wishes to give craft businesses the opportunity to expand. However, according to Confindustria, this creates a ‘grey area’ enshrined in law, whereby a business is classified as industrial when it competes in the market and as a craft business when it has to bear certain costs and obligations

With his surprise move to call an early party conference, Salvini has thrown the regional governors into crisis. It now remains to be seen whether Claudio Durigon will manage to carve out a political niche for himself

Those who are feared and even physically targeted (by the Askatasuna group) are creating new opportunities for the city, whilst those who are invoked and courted – such as Chinese manufacturers – are turning their backs on it. Contradictions, ideological posturing and a touch of naivety

The secretary’s proposal for integration was passed by a narrow margin of 61 per cent of those eligible to vote. The union is divided precisely over management methods

In Piazzetta Cuccia, there would be a lack of political consensus for privatisation, which would be difficult to reconcile with the 12,000 employees on the books. In a market dominated by global platforms, do we want to further squeeze Viale Mazzini’s space?