Because There Is A Small Sticker, Italian Police Confiscate 134 New Fiat Cars

Fiat Topolino terbaru. (Doc. Stellantis)

JAKARTA - There has been an interesting incident in Italy. Italian police have just confiscated more than 134 Fiat cars imported from Morocco. The reason? There is a small sticker with Italian flag colors attached to the car door.

Launching Reuters on May 20, Stellantis ( Fiat's parent company) has explained that the stickers only serve as a marker of the "original origin of the idea" of the product. A spokesman for Stellantis Italia confirmed they had followed all applicable regulations.

They also explained that the latest Fiat Topolino design - the legendary Fiat model since 1936 - was designed and developed in Italy by the Centrotamae FIAT team, which is part of Stellantis Europe, an Italian company. The decision to produce the latest Topolino in Morocco itself has been clear since this model was announced.

"To solve this problem, we decided to remove the small sticker from the car, of course with the permission of the authorities," said a spokesman for Stellantis Italia.

Relations between the Italian far-right government and Stellantis are indeed heating up. The Italian government wants cars marketed as Italian products to be produced domestically. Previously, another Fiat brand, Alfa Romeo, had to change the name of its new car from "Milano" to "Junior" because it was protested by the government. The reason? Italian name for a Polish car!