Italy‘s financial police seized dozens of Fiat Topolinos which they said carried the Italian national flag on units actually assembled in Moroccoin the latest fight between Giorgia Meloni’s government and the carmaker.
The vehicles were blocked at the port of Livorno for alleged violations of the so-called “Made in Italy” law, which already forced Stellantis to rebrand its Alfa Romeo Milano sports car to Junior.A spokesman for Stellantis confirmed the seizure, which was first reported by Italian media.
Italy’s govt is at loggerheads with Stellantis following plans to cut jobs in the country and move production to lower-cost nations. Stellantis says it will remove a small Italian flag sticker on the carswhich it added because the Topolino project was developed in Turin, Italy.
The vehicles were blocked at the port of Livorno for alleged violations of the so-called “Made in Italy” law, which already forced Stellantis to rebrand its Alfa Romeo Milano sports car to Junior.A spokesman for Stellantis confirmed the seizure, which was first reported by Italian media.
Italy’s govt is at loggerheads with Stellantis following plans to cut jobs in the country and move production to lower-cost nations. Stellantis says it will remove a small Italian flag sticker on the carswhich it added because the Topolino project was developed in Turin, Italy.