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.

Sales of electric and hybrid vehicles are rising, at the expense of petrol and diesel cars. Chinese brands are driving market growth