An old Maserati for the Chinese. Here is Chery’s deal in Italy – Turin News

Stellantis’ competitors arrive in Italy, not so much to produce but to sell, which is more interesting to them. In fact, one of the Chinese car giants already has an agreement already almost landed at the home of John Elkann’s Group, namely Turin (but not only). All this time the negotiations, or rather “interlocutions”, continue with the Government for the implementation of Italian factoryso called because it should account for one million famous cars produced in Italy: in tandem with the name of the industrial plan of the old Fiat announced by the CEO of the time Sergio Marchionne and it did not start … But let’s see how the situation develops.

It’s ahead Cherry, the Chinese giant that in about twenty years has gone from the production of 2 thousand to 730 thousand cars and is expanding in Europe. Here in Italy its Exceed brand is sold, but it also has a merger agreement with DR Automobiles. Now, however, he wants to produce on his own: it will start in Spain, near Barcelona. But Italy is competing for a second factory. The models to be built will be of three different brands, as well as their typology: fully electric, hybrid but also gasoline.

President of Chery Yin Tongyue he met the minister recently Adolfo Urso. The table is an offer to set up a factory in Italy, but also a request for adequate support and policies. The thesis that Chery provided to take over idle industries or in the process of being phased out, especially those that have a suitable ecosystem around them, in terms of industries related to mergers. Full ID for both the former Maserati factory in Grugliasco, named after Giovanni Agnelli, which Stellantis has put up for sale.and the former Fiat plant in Termini Imerese.

But at the same time, and regarding the appropriate ecosystem, Tongyue met and entered into a conversation with The new vendor company is different made up of two levels of 90 from distribution and sales: Intergea with AutoTorino. Above all, the second one, led by Plinio Vanini, although it has its administrative headquarters in Valtellina, is probably currently the biggest seller in Turin, it is not surprising to be associated in the past with Fiat and then it became many brands, from Mercedes – the historic AutoCentauro took over – to BMW, to Korean brands.

The purpose of Diversa is to create a center for the import and sale of Chinese cars: if they were produced in Italy, however, they would avoid the problem of customs duties that Europe is preparing to introduce. However, the employment effect must be accounted for: How many jobs would Chery create, other than production numbers? In Barcelona, ​​the first factory opened as mentioned, employment is currently 1,250 workers.