Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Fiat in the U.S.? At Mirafiori risk white-collar

If the Chrysler group to become American and to transfer his headquarters there, the Mirafiori plant in Turin would be greatly reduced but not disappear. And 'This is the scenario of maximum provided by professionals for the historic Italian manufacturer of equipment that would limit its reach to European market alone.

Suffer most would not be so blue overalls, employed as early as next year to assemble the two SUVs that the plan Marchionne has concerned the plant, but white collar workers who work in finance, sales, purchasing and planning. E 'especially this last area - that since the '90s has been outsourced to companies industries to create an "underworld" of the labor force estimated at 10,000 units - what more could be affected by the dreaded change of direction.

The plan may provide that the shadow of the Mole of the projects it carries out the utility of the car (including the 500, the Panda and Punto) and leaving the site of the Michigan high-end vehicles. Division also with regard to green car: electric ones (still to come) should be in the U.S.

while natural gas would remain in Turin, because their market is located primarily in Europe and Italy in particular. Meanwhile, trade unions and political forces of all sides are careful to avoid any moves that could lead to drastic job cuts in the sector.

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