A spokesperson for the automotive conglomerate told Automotive News Europe that both assembly lines are on a hiatus this week. In addition, output will be halted again from October 19 until November 3. The decision to temporarily halt production is going to impact 2,400 workers who will not be paid for those days.
Located in Turin, the Mirafiori factory is in charge of four Maserati models: the Ghibli and Quattroporte sedans, GranTurismo, and the Levante SUV. The smaller Grecale crossover is built at the Cassino factory in the Lazio region while the MC20 is assembled in Modena. Stellantis will discontinue the current-generation Ghibli and Quattroporte in December when production is scheduled to end, according to report. Of the two sedans, only the Quattroporte will be renewed in 2024 with a next-gen model set to spawn a fully electric derivative.
On sale since mid-2016, the aging Levante is not getting a successor until 2025 and it too will be offered as an EV. As for the GranTurismo, the latest model was unveiled about a year ago and is going to be joined by a GranCabrio before the end of 2023, complete with a zero-emission Folgore variant.
Stellantis also builds the 500 Electric at the Mirafori plant whereas the previous-generation model with combustion engines continues to be manufactured in Poland at the Tychy factory. The "New 500" as it is marketed in some countries has been in production since early 2020 and was the third best-selling EV in Europe in 2022.
However, demand dropped by 1.7 percent through August this year, according to the sales figures gathered by market analysts Dataforce. In the first eight months of the year, the 500 Electric was only the sixth best-selling electric car on the Old Continent.
As previously reported, the VW Group has decided to stop production of the ID.3 and Cupra Born at the German plants in Zwickau and Dresden in the first two weeks of October. In addition, VW is also negotiating a new contract at the Zwickau plant, where the three-shift agreement will end after 2023.
Source: Automotive News Europe
