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Fiat Group CEO Sergio Marchionne’s key productivity deal won narrow backing from workers of the historic Mirafiori plant in Turin, with 54% of them voting in favor of the groundbreaking contract that limits strikes and absenteeism in exchange for investment.
- Marchionne Threatens To Leave Industry Body Over Fiat-union Brawl
Fiat S.p.A.’s CEO, Sergio Marchionne, threatened to pull out of the Italian industry federation from January 1, 2012, unless there is some progress with the union talks. This is only the last episode between Fiat's boss and Italy’s...
- Italian Auto Union To Go On Strike At Fiat’s Mirafiori Plant, Affects Chrysler Plans
In order to be able to invest €1 billion (US $1.31 billion) in a joint venture with Chrysler, Fiat needed to secure agreements with all unions representing its factory workers. However, a more hard-line Italian union, FIOM, is refusing to sign...
- Fiat And Chrysler Announce Plans To Build New Cars And Suvs For Alfa Romeo And Jeep At Mirafiori Plant
The Fiat Group has revealed plans to create a new joint venture with its North American partner Chrysler LLC at its historic Mirafiori plant in Turin, Italy. Under the new plan, Fiat will bring a U.S. platform to Turin for production of larger segment...
- Fiat Denies Reports That It Has Come To An Agreement With Chrysler Unions
The Fiat Group has just issued a statement through the company's official spokeperson rejecting a report from the Italian news agency ANSA claiming that American and Canadian car unions had approved a deal between Chrysler and Fiat. The news agency...
- Bmw And Fiat Planning Small Car Alliance, Alfa Romeos Could Be Sold Through Mini In The U.s.
BMW Group and Fiat Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the possibility of co-operation in the areas of architectures and components for their MINI and Alfa Romeo vehicles. As part of the deal, BMW will support Fiat in launching...
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Fiat Group Seals Mirafiori Deal with Unions, Marchionne Criticizes Nay-Sayers
Fiat Group CEO Sergio Marchionne’s key productivity deal won narrow backing from workers of the historic Mirafiori plant in Turin, with 54% of them voting in favor of the groundbreaking contract that limits strikes and absenteeism in exchange for investment.
The agreement enables the automaker to start building Jeep models in Italy and it’s also considered as a crucial step in Alfa Romeo’s U.S. launch. The deal was fiercely contested by a more hard-line Italian union, which threatened the deal with strikes. Fiat said last week that it’s ready to pull out altogether from the country if an understanding is not reached.
Read more »- Marchionne Threatens To Leave Industry Body Over Fiat-union Brawl
Fiat S.p.A.’s CEO, Sergio Marchionne, threatened to pull out of the Italian industry federation from January 1, 2012, unless there is some progress with the union talks. This is only the last episode between Fiat's boss and Italy’s...
- Italian Auto Union To Go On Strike At Fiat’s Mirafiori Plant, Affects Chrysler Plans
In order to be able to invest €1 billion (US $1.31 billion) in a joint venture with Chrysler, Fiat needed to secure agreements with all unions representing its factory workers. However, a more hard-line Italian union, FIOM, is refusing to sign...
- Fiat And Chrysler Announce Plans To Build New Cars And Suvs For Alfa Romeo And Jeep At Mirafiori Plant
The Fiat Group has revealed plans to create a new joint venture with its North American partner Chrysler LLC at its historic Mirafiori plant in Turin, Italy. Under the new plan, Fiat will bring a U.S. platform to Turin for production of larger segment...
- Fiat Denies Reports That It Has Come To An Agreement With Chrysler Unions
The Fiat Group has just issued a statement through the company's official spokeperson rejecting a report from the Italian news agency ANSA claiming that American and Canadian car unions had approved a deal between Chrysler and Fiat. The news agency...
- Bmw And Fiat Planning Small Car Alliance, Alfa Romeos Could Be Sold Through Mini In The U.s.
BMW Group and Fiat Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the possibility of co-operation in the areas of architectures and components for their MINI and Alfa Romeo vehicles. As part of the deal, BMW will support Fiat in launching...