Stellantis CEO Hits Back at Meloni, Says Italy EV Jobs at Risk

  • Carlos Tavares responds to prime minister’s recent criticism
  • CEO says country needs to incentivize electric-car purchases
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Italy should do more to protect auto jobs instead of looking for scapegoats and attacking Fiat owner Stellantis NV, Chief Executive Officer Carlos Tavares said, pushing back against Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s criticism.

Meloni last month blasted the company for its efforts to move car production to lower-cost countries at a time when the auto industry is struggling to shift to electrification.