Car production in free fall, -32.4% in October - ANFIA

(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 10 - Italian car production is in free fall, dropping 32.4% in October, carmakers group ANFIA said Tuesday.
    "In October, the index of Italian automotive production accentuates the decline with the eighth consecutive decline (-32.4%)", said Gianmarco Giorda, ANFIA director-general.
    "Domestic production of cars alone - he explained - amounts to 16 thousand units in the month, down 67.8% on October 2023.
    "The index of motor vehicle manufacturing also maintains the minus sign in October (-40.4%) as does the index of production of parts and accessories for motor vehicles and engines, which closes the month at -28.9%, worsening the decline recorded in September.
    "The situation of the sector in our country is increasingly complex and uncertain". (ANSA).