Due To Fiat 500 EV, Stellantis Stops Production At The Mirafiori Turin Factory

Fiat 500e Giorgio Armani Collector's Edition. (Doc. Stellantis)

JAKARTA - The holding company of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and PSA Peugeot Citro waryan, Stellantis announced the termination of production at the historical Mirafiori plant in Turin from December 2, 2024 to January 5, 2025. This decision was taken due to a decline in sales of Fiat 500 EV electric cars in several European markets.

"The reason is the continuing uncertainty in sales of electric cars in several European markets, which accounts for 97% of Mirafiori's production, and luxury cars in several non-European countries such as China and the United States," said a representative of Stellantis, quoted by Teslarati, November 30.

Previously, Stellantis had also announced the closure of the van Vauxhall plant in the UK. The closure of the plant has the potential to threaten more than 1,000 jobs in the region. However, the company plans to offer job relocation options to several employees at the van Vauxhall plant. Stellantis plans to move some workers to the Ellesmere Port plant, which has invested 63 million US dollars to become an EV production center in northern England.

The termination of production at the Mirafiori factory is one of the signs of challenges faced by the automotive industry in dealing with the transition to the electric vehicle era. In addition to market uncertainty with the demand for electric cars experiencing ups and downs, global and political economic factors still affect the production decisions of automotive manufacturers.