Fiat Chrysler aims to restart van production at its Atessa joint venture plant in central Italy at 70per cent of the normal rate, a union representative told Reuters on Thursday.
FCA and unions said on Tuesday that the carmaker planned to reopen the plant, which is a venture with France's PSA Group , on April 27, a week before a national lockdown imposed by Rome was due to end.It will make use of a provision in lockdown laws that allows companies whose activity can be linked to sectors deemed"essential" to reopen.
With a daily production of around 1,200 light commercial vehicles, Atessa, which is located in Italy's Abruzzo region, is the largest van assembly facility in Europe. It has been closed since mid-March due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
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