Stellantis, Briatore against Elkann: “What would your grandfather say”

«Fiat is no longer Italian. There’s no doubt about that. At Stellantis, the French are in charge and are obviously in the interest of those who hold the reins of the company.” This is Flavio Briatore, interviewed by Affaritaliani.it, about the strong criticism received in recent days against John Elkann for his departure from Italy. The criticism came first from Giorgia Meloni, but also from Carlo Calenda and even the former president of Ferrari Luca Cordero di Montezemolo. «There is a fact that explains the situation very well. In Italy, a million cars were produced with Fiat, now they are produced 40 thousand. And in the meantime, the Italians continue to pay redundancy payments.” What should or could the government do? «Meloni doesn’t need advice, he gave very clear answers and knows perfectly well what he should do in these situations».

Briatore then emphasizes that “companies that buy in Italy and then take production abroad should no longer be able to use the redundancy fund instrument. Just give them public money, obviously protecting workers in another way. If we look at the last few years, there are very few new Fiat models, the flagship being the Panda. And I said everything…”. What would Gianni Agnelli say about his nephew? «The Lawyer also found foreign shareholders, but to strengthen Fiat and the presence of the historic Turin company in Italy and not to sell as John Elkann did. I really don’t think that Agnelli, if he were alive, would be happy with what his nephew has done in recent years”, concludes Briatore.

Source: IL Tempo

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