New Stellantis layoffs mean over 3,000 jobs set to go in Italy
The gates of the Stellantis factory in Mirafiori, Turin, Italy. (Getty Images)
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The gates of the Stellantis factory in Mirafiori, Turin, Italy. (Getty Images)
MILAN — Italian fiscal police seized more than 130 Fiat cars imported from Morocco this week on the grounds that a sticker with the colors of the Italian flag on their doors could give a false indication of their origin, a spokesman for Stellantis Italia said on Saturday.
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The 2017 Fiat 124 Spider held the promise of melding two automotive cultures: the romance of the Italians and the focused finesse of the Japanese.
With the EV segment caught in a tug-of-war between market demand and government regulations, carmakers are having to adapt to avoid losing both money and sales. Stellantis is keeping every option on the table, including putting a gasoline engine in its electric models.
The Alfa Romeo 4C is back from the dead. Well, at least partially. This Abarth Classiche 1300 OT doesn’t wear an Alfa Romeo badge, but it’s effectively a re-bodied and re-jiggered 4C built with an eye to the past.
America has long stood proud as the land of 4x4s, but many of our best-selling off-roaders would flop on the European market due in part to size constraints. Can you imagine trying to park a Ford Bronco Raptor in a town built by the Romans? Or, how much it would cost to fill up a Chevrolet Silverado HD ZR2 if you're paying $8 for a single gallon of gas? Historically, most of the 4x4s sold in Europe have been tailored to the local market.
MIAMI – It's been hard times for Fiat fans. The brand discontinued its 500 model line after 2019, leaving only the four-door crossover-ized 500X on sale, and while it planned to introduce the replacement for its 500e electric city car around that time, a little pandemic threw a wrench in the works. Now, in 2024, the folks from Turin are finally ready to let Americans taste the Dolce Vita offered by that new 500e. Has the wait been worth it? I went to Miami to find out.
First quarter sales results for Stellantis are in and they’re 10 percent lower than they were in 2023. That figure takes into account the Jeep, Ram, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, and Alfa Romeo brands. Digging a little deeper into the numbers reveals some big wins, some surprising losses, and some predictable results as well.The downturn in sales comes mostly from big dips from Ram and Dodge.