Italy is at risk of losing its
auto sector, an important part of the national economy, as more
manufacturing jobs are being moved out of the country, said the
head of the national metalworkers union.
Maurizio Landini said the FIOM union has collected data
showing that auto production in 2013 by Italy's leading carmaker
Fiat was at less than half of the levels of production recorded
in 2007.
To illustrate his point, he said that only 46.4% of the
same auto made in 2007 was produced last year.
Yet other European nations continue a strong auto sector
tradition, said Landini.
Germany led the way, producing 175% of the number of autos
last year as in 2007 while France last year produced 79% as many
autos as in 2007 and in the United Kingdom, the level was 61%,
he said.
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