Whoever lets Chinese in will be responsible says Tavares

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 10 - Whoever decided to let Chinese carmakers into Italy will be responsible for these "unpopular" decisions, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said Wednesday.
    "We're able to compete with Chinese competitors, if someone wants to introduce Chinese competitors they will be responsible for the unpopular decisions that will have to be made," he said after meeting trade unions and denying reports the carmaker wants to leave Italy.
    Tavares recently sparked an alarm by saying saying some of the group's Italian plants might be threatened without major subsidies to make electric cars.
    Tavares subsequently changed his tune, saying the Italo-Franco-US carmaker needed all its Italian factories.
    But on Wednesday he complained that the carmaker was still waiting for the incentives.
    The government has started talks with foreign carmakers about the possibility of them starting production here, including Tesla.
    Business and Made in Italy Minister Adolfo Urso said last month that three Chinese auto producers had come to Italy to meet government officials and view possible sites for factories after a ministerial delegation visited China in October. (ANSA).