Alfa Romeo sold and Lancia closed? Stellantis spills the beans on everything

Carlos Tavares, CEO of Stellantis, wanted to define the future of Alfa Romeo and Lancia.

In recent months there has been a lot of talk conflicts between Stellantis and the Italian government. In particular, the executive led by Giorgia Meloni has made it clear several times that he does not fully agree with the decisions in the field of production employment that the company owns internationally – born from the merger of the Italian and American group Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. (FCA) and the French group PSA – have chosen to do.

In fact, as a government, Stellantis will be doing very little to defend a historic Italian brand like Fiat, whose owner is the direct heir. All this considering that Stellantis owns about three quarters of the companies operating in the automotive sector, where about 1.2 million workers work if we consider directly and indirectly related sectors. An industry that is very important to the country’s economy (accounts for 5.2% of the National GDP).

So the government would like Stellantis increased car production in Italy instead of thinking of solutions outside the borders of the country and its consequences of displacement. However, Carlos Tavares, CEO of the Stellantis group, wanted to respond to the Meloni government by saying that if two historic Italian brands were to be ‘saved’ the credit should go to Stellantis. These are Alfa Romeo and Lancia.

Alfa Romeo and Lancia, Tavares reveals everything

Tavares, in fact, explained that Alfa Romeo is still in Italian hands and that Lancia was relaunched thanks to the decisions taken by the group. During the round table, the Portuguese manager answered a question on Alfa Romeo asked by the Quattroruote website, explaining that he had received it. many applications to sell brands and that he always resisted.

But that’s not all, because Tavares explains how there were also requests for Lancia to close when Stellantis was created. “I said no more“words uttered by the CEO of the group who noted how the goal was “replace the Alfa Romeo business“A choice that seems to have paid off, considering today the brand is placed in the checkout section and it seems to be growing.

Now Stellantis also wants to bring Lancia back to the top, focusing above all on the new Gamma and Delta after the launch of the new Ypsilon. If the goals are met, Tavares says, the group will also evaluate further strengthening the brand and operations “in a motorsport environment“.