Italy's Salvini fuels row with carmaker Stellantis
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Rome: Italian deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini fuelled tensions between the government and Stellantis Sunday, amid a row over automobile productio...
Rome: Italian deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini fuelled tensions between the government and Stellantis Sunday, amid a row over automobile production costs and incentives in Italy.
Salvini's far-right League party said it would demand answers in parliament about how much public money the world's fourth-largest carmaker has received and how many workers have been laid off.
It followed claims by Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Friday that producing cars in Italy was too expensive due to energy costs, and that greater demand for electric vehicles would only come through bold incentives.
Salvini's League said it was "launching Operation Truth" against Stellantis.
It demanded to know "how much public money the group has collected over the years, how many Italian workers have been laid off or suspended, and how many factories have been opened abroad".