(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 24 - Stellantis made a strong contribution
to Italy's trade balance in 2023, with over 63% of the vehicles
produced in its Italian plants being sold abroad, a spokesman
for the multinational car manufacturer in Italy said on
Wednesday.
Last year, more than 752,000 vehicles (cars plus commercial
vehicles) were produced by Stellantis in Italy, an increase of
9.
Of the total, he said over 474,000 were exported to the
international market.
In particular, exports concerned 93% of the over 85,000 vehicles
produced at the Mirafiori plant near Turin, 75% of the 48,800
vehicles produced at Cassino, 41% of the 215,000 vehicles
produced at Pomigliano near Naples, 85% of the around 230,000
vehicles produced at Atessa near Chieti in Abruzzo, and 53% of
the over 170,120 vehicles produced at Melfi near Potenza in
Basilicata.
Earlier in the day Premier Giorgia Meloni said during her first
Premier's Question Time in the Lower House that the group formed
in 2021 by the merger of Italian-American Fiat Chrysler
Automobiles (FCA) and the French PSA Group had not acted in
Italian interests.
"Stellantis has strong commitments to Italy and it has made
these in recent years. The company has invested several billion
euros in its Italian operations for new products and production
sites," said the spokesman. (ANSA).
Stellantis defends contribution to Italy's trade balance
63% of vehicles produced in Italy in 2023 were sold abroad