Sergio Marchionne’s decision to shut down production at Fiat’s Termini Imerese factory in Sicily attracted a lot of critics from the Italian government and the Unions. But despite that, Fiat clearly stated that it will close down its plant in Sicily regardless of the government’s plan to reinstate the scrappage scheme.
As expected, the authorities’ priority became saving as many jobs as they can. A while ago, industry minister Claudio Scajola said that the Italian government already received … (read more)