Overview
- Fiat 500 hybrid output will start at Mirafiori in November, supported by 400 new hires and a second shift scheduled from February.
- ACC is still evaluating the planned Termoli battery plant, with a decision targeted by the end of the year.
- Plans at Cassino have been reworked so the next Alfa Romeo Stelvio and Giulia move from an all-electric strategy to a multi‑energy lineup that includes hybrids.
- Filosa called for technology‑neutral EU policies, support for smaller cars and revised targets for vans, and he asked unions to back lobbying efforts in Brussels.
- Italian production has fallen 31.5% over the first nine months to 265,490 vehicles, and unions offered guarded praise for the hires while warning the situation remains critical.