Stellantis has ruled out any closures of its Italian manufacturing plants, assigning each facility a specific role within the company’s refreshed industrial blueprint, Europe head Emanuele Cappellano told union representatives.
Cappellano met with unions in Rome on Monday to go over elements of the automaker’s new business plan that was unveiled last month. The meeting preceded Chief Executive Antonio Filosa’s planned appearance before the Italian parliament on Wednesday.
A company spokesman cited Cappellano as saying that Italy occupies a central position in the new plan. Cappellano reported a set of positive indicators in the Italian market - rising demand, an increase in market share, elevated production levels and a reduction in the use of furloughs at several plants.
Under the current strategy, Stellantis has defined the production focus for its Italian facilities as follows:
- Pomigliano - dedicated to affordable electric vehicles;
- Mirafiori - oriented toward industrial innovation and small cars;
- Melfi, Cassino and Modena - positioned to supply premium and luxury vehicle production;
- Atessa - maintained as a central site for light commercial vehicles.
Cappellano characterized the Italy-focused measures in the most recent plan as an organic, more ambitious extension of a prior package the company presented to the Italian government in late 2024, before Filosa took on the CEO role. He told union representatives that the commitments set out in the 2024 plan for Italy have been met and in many cases exceeded under the new business plan.
The discussion in Rome and Cappellano’s comments highlight the company’s intent to preserve factory operations in Italy while reallocating production roles across its network of plants. Beyond the plant assignments and reported operational indicators, the briefing did not introduce additional commitments or new numerical targets, and it focused on the strategic positioning of existing sites under the updated business plan.
Summary of recent communications:
- Cappellano met unions in Rome on Monday to outline the new plan.
- Filosa is scheduled to appear before the Italian parliament on Wednesday.
- The firm says earlier 2024 commitments for Italy have been fulfilled and often surpassed.