
Meeting between the top management of Stellantis and the Lazio Region to discuss the production prospects of the Piedimonte San Germano site.
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The Cassino plant is a key production site for Stellantis in Italy, currently awaiting clarification on the group's future strategies.
The future of the Stellantis plant in Cassino remains linked to the Group's next strategic choices and, in particular, to Maserati's new relaunch plan, expected in the first half of December. Stellantis reiterated this during the meeting that took place at the Turin Style Center between the company's top management and the Lazio Region.
Present at the table were the president of the Lazio Region, Francesco Rocca, the vice-president and councilor for economic development, Roberta Angelilli, the head of Stellantis Europe, Emanuele Cappellano, and the CEO of Maserati and Alfa Romeo, Santo Ficili. At the center of the discussion, the prospects of the Piedimonte San Germano plant, in a still complex phase for the automotive industry and for the production future of the Cassina site.
The company confirmed its attention to the site and its role within the Group's industrial system.
However, the details of the choices that will have to translate these declarations into concrete production prospects remain to be known. The Lazio Region has taken note of the reassurances provided by Stellantis management on the future of the plant.
The next decisive step is expected in the first half of December, when Stellantis will present Maserati's future strategic lines and the related relaunch plan. A particularly important appointment for Cassino, whose production future is closely linked to the Group's decisions on brands and the organization of industrial activities in Italy. "We are waiting to know the details of the new Maserati plan, which is fundamental for the future of Cassino" said Rocca. "We confirm our attention towards the Cassino site and the role it plays in the Stellantis industrial system" underlined Cappellano.
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Presentation of the Maserati relaunch plan by Stellantis.
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