An ambitious project is underway at the Ferrari carmaker led by renowned designer Jason Castriota and backed by American investors We are talking about a series of actions that would go to transform the historic production site into a luxury electric car center After the closure decided by Stellantis and the failure of the “Luxury Hub” project we all know the plant seems to have a new life in its destiny with main goals of sustainability and innovation Jason Castriota, a Connecticut native with an international career, is particularly famous for designing such icons as the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano and the Maserati Gran Turismo he had put his signature on the Mantis prototype his goal certainly seems to be to try to breathe new life into the former Maserati factory but also to revitalize the entire area in the name of a new innovative manufacturing hub the questions that immediately arise are very intuitive will the stated capital stock be sufficient for such a major operation who should be ready to bring significant resources to bear the path to taking over production at the former Maserati plant may prove to be anything but simple But all is not lost, so the revival of the former Maserati “Avvocato Giovanni Agnelli” plant in Grugliasco may soon see the arrival of a new reality it is an ambitious project that aims to produce “luxury city cars,” a super sports car and the inevitable SUV The focus of the project would be almost exclusively on electric as is the trend among almost all major brands this initiative should be led by a prestigious name in the automotive scene since it was in Bertone that he had taken fundamental steps in his career The long unused Maserati plant was put up for sale by Stellantis after the failure of the “Polo del Lusso” project wanted by Sergio Marchionne arrived About a year after the site was closed by former CEO Carlos Tavares is reportedly managed by Massimo Segre’s Ipi which had even posted the ad on real estate portals such as Immobiliare.it although it was immediately removed after a short time appears to be linked to Eve Nexus Italia Srl a company led by himself and based in Turin which has a share capital of 100,000 euros a British figure who certainly has a lot of experience in business development in the automotive sector all details of the negotiations remain confidential although it is fairly well known that Eve Nexus represents the center of gravity for a consortium of American investors who would be ready to finance the purchase and finally relaunch the plant While Maserati has quite an eclectic line-up of late it has traditionally produced its products in relatively low numbers News that the 100,000th car has rolled off the Grugliasco production line is news to celebrate for the Italian brand The 100,000th car is reported to be a white Quattroporte GranSport destined for China quite fitting as the country is now the largest market for the brand’s flagship saloon It was produced at the company’s Avv Giovanni Agnelli Plant where the Ghibli sports saloon and the Quattroporte flagship saloon are constructed The factory went online in 2013 and has since performed the arduous task of producing Maserati’s most successful models the Ghibili is by far the biggest in volume 70,000 have come out the production floor recently The new Levante SUV is actually built nearby at the Fabbrica Italia Mirafiori S.p.A plant The company’s GranTurismo and GranCabrio are built elsewhere at Viale Ciro Menotti in Modena FCA Chief Operating Officer for the EMEA Region said: “The Maserati brand’s impressive growth during the last few years has been one of the major developments at the Premium end of the market; the sixth generation of the Maserati saloon is the best-selling Quattroporte of all time and almost 70,000 units of the Ghibli meaning that in little more than three years it has become the most successful Maserati of all time the Brand has now moved into the SUV segment and the ‘Maserati spirit’ has also reached the Mirafiori plant The men and women who work here at the Avv Giovanni Agnelli Plant at Grugliasco are already well aware of this because many of them mentored their Mirafiori colleagues during the production launch and build-up phases for the new Levante SUV acting as ambassadors for the Brand’s craftsman-like care and attention to detail.” and website in this browser for the next time I comment O trovare delle opportunità di lavoro simili Car enthusiasts constantly daydream about owning this car or that car And not just any car factory either: a Maserati factory The story of the former Maserati factory actually begins 100 miles away, at Alfa Romeo’s Milan headquarters, in 1953. Alfa’s engineers were busy working on the new Giulietta sedan whose launch was scheduled for the spring of 1954 due to some resonance issues within the car’s steel unibody that were proving tricky to solve it looked like the Giulietta’s debut would have to be delayed for one critical reason: The Giulietta’s development had been partly funded through bonds issued by Alfa’s parent company—the state-owned conglomerate Finmeccanica Said bonds were marketed to small investors with the promise that a few lucky subscribers The government had no intention of backing out of its obligations To get out of this tight spot, Alfa greenlit the creation of a small batch of coupés whose bodywork—conveniently—demanded styling and construction by an outside supplier. In this case, the Turinese coachbuilder Nuccio Bertone The result was the beautiful Giulietta Sprint penned by Franco Scaglione and presented at the Turin Motor Show in the spring of 1954 The public immediately fell head over heels for Alfa’s sweet little coupé leading to an influx of orders that subverted Alfa Romeo’s small-batch plans and put Bertone under severe pressure Remember—the Sprint was meant to be a short-lived stopgap No investment existed for tooling to manufacture such a car at scale Each Sprint bodyshell was created by Bertone’s workers the traditional way as it was customary for low-volume production But with Alfa Romeo now demanding over 30 Sprint bodies per day to keep up with demand By outsourcing Sprint body panels to craftsmen scattered all around Turin while also hiring hundreds of additional workers Bertone pulled off a miracle that could only happen in 1950s Turin: genuine human craftsmanship on an industrial scale Around 6000 Giulietta Sprint had already been produced by the spring of 1958 turning Bertone from a simple coachbuilding atelier into a proper industrial complex The company could now invest in tooling and transition from hand-made panels to pressed ones all while building a new factory on a large plot of land in Grugliasco Bertone shifted all its operations to the new facility between 1959 and 1960 and the move marked the definitive transition to spot-welded and pressed panels for all Sprint bodies These moves led to a sharp increase in productivity the Grugliasco factory celebrated the production of the 20,000th Giulietta Sprint bodyshell for Alfa Romeo also placed Bertone at the mercy of the automakers it served The Turinese firm styled the Giulietta Sprint’s replacement but Alfa’s decision to build the new Giulia GT in-house sent Nuccio Bertone scrambling to avert the loss in production by smooth-talking Fiat’s management into a spider based on the small 850 sedan Penned by Giorgetto Giugiaro and presented at the 1965 Geneva Motor Show, the 850 Spider was a smash hit for Bertone pushed the Grugliasco factory’s output to over 100 car bodies per day Much like the 850 Spider it replaced on Bertone’s production line the X1/9 proved much more popular in America than in its native country Bertone brought the model’s entire production process in-house and sold it under its own brand until the end of the decade and the subsequent 1990s and early 2000s marked a steep downturn for the Italian automobile industry along with the emergence of more flexible production methods that enabled automakers to produce different models on the same assembly line made it increasingly difficult for Bertone’s factory to secure work the Grugliasco plant stayed in business mainly because of General Motors’ largesse; three generations of Opel convertibles were produced in Turin between 1987 and 2005 the fate of Bertone’s manufacturing business was sealed Few things burn cash quicker than a large factory with nothing to make In 2009, the late Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne took over the idle bankrupt Bertone factory to turn it into the launchpad for Maserati’s bold With the Grecale and Levante SUVs representing the brand’s near-term strategy If it’s bought and turned into some clothing or food factory I choose to remember these soon-to-be-empty walls for what they are: a monument to one man’s vision in an unrepeatable era of Italian motoring history Matteo Licata received his degree in Transportation Design from Turin’s IED (Istituto Europeo di Design) in 2006 He worked as an automobile designer for about a decade including a stint in the then-Fiat Group’s Turin design studio during which his proposal for the interior of the 2010–20 Alfa Romeo Giulietta was selected for production He next joined Changan’s European design studio in Turin and then EDAG in Barcelona Licata currently teaches automobile design history to the Transportation Design bachelor students of IAAD (Istituto di Arte Applicata e Design) in Turin Check out the Hagerty Media homepage so you don’t miss a single story, or better yet, bookmark it. To get our best stories delivered right to your inbox, subscribe to our newsletters FINALLY – the answer to the Hack Mechanic’s storage woes I guess it’s one of those “If you have to ask…” items But good news to the potential buyer: it comes with a passo carrabile so you can have your enemies vehicle’s towed away on a whim Some very interesting stuff did come out of there Surprised they couldn’t retool it for something that they produce in volume This article by Matteo is absolutely ‘spot on’ and is an entertaining look back to the Golden Years of European Automotive Evolution He is a master conversationalist with a deep and abiding sense of accuracy and detail He is welcome to write for me any time he would like Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Sign up to receive our Daily Driver newsletter Things are looking good for Maserati, which just announced that it has built its 10,000th vehicle at the Avv. Giovanni Agnelli plant in Grugliasco (Turin). Fiat retooled the plant for Maserati and reopened it on January 30 this year, making it the second plant for the Maserati brand after its historic production site in Modena. The Grugliasco plant currently builds Maserati’s two sports luxury sedans, the Quattroporte and Ghibli The facility is capable of a daily production of about 140 cars of both models Since the start of production, which coincided with the unveiling of the new Quattroporte the plant has built about 8,200 units of the brand’s flagship sedan as production of the midsize luxury sedan only began at the end of July 2013 The 10,000th vehicle built in Grugliasco was a grey Ghibli. Speaking of the Ghibli, Maserati recently released a new video showing the midsize luxury sedan testing in the wind tunnel. It’s a good excuse to once again check out the elegant lines of the Ghibli, just like the video which showed the car in the climatic tunnel The footage also serves to show how wind tunnel tests are performed and their contribution to reducing fuel consumption and noise levels in the cabin The dates displayed for an article provide information on when various publication milestones were reached at the journal that has published the article activities on preceding journals at which the article was previously under consideration are not shown (for instance submission Environmental PollutionCitation Excerpt :Sauvé et al (2000) developed a model to estimate the bio-available heavy metal content of soils based on soil pH The soil property based assessment protocols were deemed effective (Poggio and Vrščaj We hypothesized that heavy metals accumulated in urban soils would present a potential risk to the urban ecosystem and we determined the spatial distribution soil-borne Cd tracked their respective sources of emission and assessed the eco-environmental risks of heavy metal accumulation in central Beijing All content on this site: Copyright © 2025 Elsevier B.V. The decision was taken due to the drastic decrease in Maserati orders The Fiom-Cgil of Turin has announced that the decision to dispose of the Grugliasco plant which employs 110 workers and who will be transferred to the Proma site in Bruino has been communicated to the trade unions by the Proma group “The effects of the lack of assignment of new models to Mirafiori aggravated by the end of production of the Maserati inevitably has harmful effects on the components – stated Edi Lazzi general secretary of the Fiom-Cgil of Turin and Pino Logioco head of Proma for the Fiom -: this time the ax falls on the head of the historic Grugliasco della Proma factory At least there will be no employment tensions as all workers will be transferred to the Bruino site The fact remains that another industrial piece is closed permanently This makes the need to support the requests of the metalworkers' unions to have a project for Mirafiori with new productions and for the city of Turin in general which is losing wealth due to the abandonment of its largest industrial sector is absolutely necessary and will have to be widely participated not only by metalworkers but in general by the whole city There has also been a request for further layoffs for the Mirafiori body shop for another three weeks which will be in continuity with those already carried out which only worsens the already highly critical situation" Read also other news on Nova News Click here and receive updates on WhatsApp Follow us on the social channels of Nova News on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Telegram Maserati has built 50,000 cars in Grugliasco in less than two years, as the plant that builds the Quattroporte and Ghibli sedans was officially inaugurated on January 30 It took exactly 22 months to reach 50,000 cars The milestone car is a Quattroporte S Q4 painted in the new Grigio Maratea The car will be shipped to its owner in the United States The North American market this year reached a new sales record with more than 10,700 Maseratis delivered in the first 10 months of the year Maserati has also unveiled a commemorative plaque at 1A via de’ Pepoli Ettore and Ernesto opened their “car repair workshop and garage.” affixed by Bologna City Council in association with Maserati will permanently recall the Maserati brothers’ first historic Bologna workshop “‘Società Anonima Officine Alfieri Maserati’” was founded in this building on 1 December 1914 Thanks to the genius and labours of Alfieri and his brothers Ettore Ernesto and Bindo the company went on to gain international fame and prestige thus contributing to the world’s awareness of Bologna’s excellent industrial identity.” listed on a real estate site by Stellantis after discontinuing Maserati Bodywork production Musk admires Italian design and the Maserati brand I like them.’ Musk also expressed a desire for a Tesla factory in Europe ‘Italy has great engineers and designers It would be great to have a Tesla factory in Italy in the future.’ the Turin plant offers strategic advantages for Tesla Already equipped for luxury car production with a capacity of around 50,000 units annually it’s strategically located near qualified suppliers and transportation infrastructure It could provide Tesla access to the growing Italian electric car market the Turin plant could pose a personal challenge for Musk who criticized Musk‘s business model and promises might make acquiring the plant a way for Musk to demonstrate his superiority and vision these are rumors with no official confirmation Neither Tesla nor Stellantis has commented and it’s unknown if there have been any contacts including electric car manufacturers or companies from different sectors It is understood that the conglomerate will assign production of a new electrified platform to the Mirafiori site that is scheduled to build the next Maserati Ghibli and Quattroporte models between 2022 and 2024 The electric Fiat 500 is already being produced at the site Read Also: Stellantis To Split Two Of Opel’s Biggest German Plants, Unions Fear Closure The shift to the Turin facility marks the end of full car manufacturing at the Grugliasco plant less than a decade after it began to handle the production of Maserati models Sources state that Stellantis plans to allocate more electrification-related activities to the Mirafiori site, The Detroit News adds Stellantis has been looking to tweak its Italian production in recent months chief executive Carlos Tavares revealed to Italian unions that production costs at Fiat’s factories were up to four times higher than they are at PSA’s plants throughout France and Spain for similar models The automaker has also reorganized output at its Melfi plant in southern Italy into a single enhanced production line that merges two existing ones Stellantis has also committed to building one of three planned European battery plants in Italy at a site 300 km east of Rome The brand dusted off the Ghibli nameplate three years ago to mixed reviews – though this is a more refined affair expect a fully connected infotainment and entertainment system compatible with both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto Northern Italy’s auto world is all about ‘slow cooking and fast cars’ – which beautifully sums up the Ghibli the Ghibli offers a more restrained design for an easy elegance Maserati Ghibli, from £49,860. For more information, visit the Maserati website escapism and design stories from around the world direct to your inbox Nargess contributes to various international publications on all aspects of culture Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has taken drastic measures for the majority of its European manufacturing plants by announcing the closure of several facilities in three countries The decision was motivated by the coronavirus pandemic that’s spreading like wildfire in Europe. In a press release issued March 16, 2020, the automaker confirmed that its subsidiaries FCA Italy and Maserati will temporarily suspend production at the Melfi, G. Vico (Pomigliano), Cassino, Mirafiori Carrozzerie, Grugliasco and Modena plants in Italy will adopt identical measures that will remain in effect through March 27 Read More: FCA Worker At Indiana Transmission Plant Catches Coronavirus Yet Factory Remains Open “The temporary suspension continues the implementation of a comprehensive set of actions in response to the COVID-19 emergency and enables the Group to effectively respond to the interruption in market demand by ensuring the optimization of supply” the suspension of production is being facilitated to enable the Group to be ready to commence production promptly once market conditions allow.” This is the latest set of measures amid the new virus outbreak taken by FCA who has already modified production protocols at several factories Protocols include the social distancing of employees at workstations and enhanced controls and security at canteens The remote-working option is available to employees all over the world Ferrari and Lamborghini have temporarily suspended production in Italy as well which is the biggest one globally after China Picture shows a robotic system created by Italian company Comau the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) approved the proposal for the international standard IEC 63648 General .. 2024 is the concluding year of Qingdao's three-year clean heating pilot initiative in northern China nearly 3,500 exhibitors gathered in Shanghai for the seventh China International Import Expo (CIIE) The Stellantis Group has recently announced its decision to put the Maserati factory in Grugliasco This announcement was officially made through a listing on a well-known real estate portal The announcement provides a detailed overview of the factory’s structure emphasizing that the property is currently still occupied by Maserati‘s production line These employees will be later relocated to the Mirafiori plant Production activity at this facility will come to an end by the end of 2023 thus leaving the factory completely available for new buyers The announcement reads: “The plant is in good maintenance condition following recent and significant renovation work and it currently houses part of Maserati’s Bodywork production line which will be discontinued by the end of 2023 The complex consists of multiple factory buildings including production and logistics warehouses The asset also includes two buildable land plots The first one is located adjacent to the parking areas along via Bertone and the second is situated in front of the plant on the opposite side of Corso Allamano and is currently partly used for covered parking protected by hail protection nets and partly occupied by a forest.” as news about the reorganization of factories within the Stellantis Group had already surfaced in 2021 The Grugliasco plant was established in 1959 at the initiative of Carrozzeria Bertone it has produced vehicles like the Opel Astra Coupé and Cabrio Sergio Marchionne decided to relocate the production of certain Maserati models the production was later moved to the Mirafiori plant in 2022 Maserati‘s production at this facility has been rather limited but some reports suggest that the factory has been offered to DR Motors and some Chinese manufacturers although no concrete developments have emerged thus far 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pininfarina celebrates another important milestone in its history: half a century of excellence in aerodynamic and aeroacoustic research Pininfarina became a leader in this sector when then Chairman Sergio Pininfarina inaugurated the Wind Tunnel in Grugliasco It was Italy's first wind tunnel to be built for testing full-scale cars at the time one of only seven in the world The Wind Tunnel has always been a cutting-edge strategic tool for OEMs in the automotive sector introducing new challenges in the field of aerodynamic and aeroacoustic development has made it even more decisive in the search for increasing autonomy and interior comfort The Wind Tunnel has also proved to be a powerful tool for testing and developing products across all sectors in which Pininfarina is fully committed "The Wind Tunnel has given our Company a considerable competitive edge Born as a tool with which Pininfarina developed its own projects today it's a strategic asset for the Group thus expanding the portfolio of services that we offer to the market: an activity that supports other sectors beyond the automotive which also boasts a new logo made especially for its first 50 years Its testing capabilities are being constantly improved thanks to the development of innovative measurement techniques in both the aerodynamic and aeroacoustic fields It's also one of the few in the world to have a TGS - Turbulence Generator System able to create various conditions of controlled turbulence cross winds and vortices generated by cars ahead allows faithfully reproducing real vehicle motion conditions "I am very proud to share with you the celebrations for something that was born out of my Father's genius Without a doubt Pininfarina has a real passion for aerodynamics And it's a passion that has lasted more than 50 years long before my father decided to build this structure whose visionary intuition in aerodynamics is exemplified since the Lancia Aprilia Aerodinamica produced in 1936," said Chairman Paolo Pininfarina Best photos of May 3: Long Distance Heritage Race in Dubai to 80th VE Day anniversary in London Audi is examining existing and future plants as locations to build cars sold in the U.S. Return to homepageCopyright © 2025 All Rights Reserved.window.Fusion=window.Fusion||{};Fusion.arcSite="automotivenews";Fusion.contextPath="/pf";Fusion.mxId="00000000";Fusion.deployment="113";Fusion.globalContent={"_id":"7UO2JBW27NAIBBZ2JVZSYRL6OY","additional_properties":{"alternate_url":"","has_published_copy":true,"sponsor":{}},"canonical_website":"automotivenews","content_elements":[{"_id":"R3HYDPROYRDENOSZCNK4RWM6HA","content":"MILAN (Bloomberg) -- Fiat S.p.A CEO Sergio Marchionne won concessions from workers in exchange for a 500 million-euro ($739 million) investment to build Maserati models at a former Bertone plant in Grugliasco A program of increased work shifts and more flexible overtime won approval from 88 percent of the 1,011 workers taking part in the ballot which Fiat bought from bankrupt car-design company Bertone in 2009 \"This vote will allow for the revamp of one of Italy's most glorious car plants,\" Di Maulo said in a phone interview from Grugliasco on Tuesday \"Workers fought to save their company and their approval is also a symbolic event.\" Fiat plans to build the Maserati Quattroporte successor and a new mid-sized sedan at the plant The mid-sized sedan will compete with Audi A6 BMW 5 series and Mercedes-Benz E class and is due in the fourth quarter of 2012 The new Quattroporte will launch in mid-2013 Total annual production of the two models is planned at 30,000 to 35,000 units at peak cycle The labor agreement is the third in less than a year that Marchionne has reached as part of his strategy of raising productivity at Fiat's domestic plants The program received a much bigger majority vote at Grugliasco than at the other factories after Fiom the carmaker's largest union and the concessions' main opponent told the plants' workers to approve the plan to preserve their jobs Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information Employees work at Fiat SpA's Grugliasco factory in Turin Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg shoring up its struggling European business by focusing on more in-demand sport utility vehicles and electric cars The manufacturer’s Italian sites for years have struggled to run at full capacity By keeping the factories open and rejigging their output the carmaker may avoid similar political backlash to what General Motors Co is facing after deciding to close several North American plants It comes following the release of their latest album ‘Theatre Of The Absurd Presents C’est La Vie’ Madness have announced a huge run of outdoor UK performances Announced this morning (November 27), the new run of shows will see Suggs and Co. play multiple stops across the UK in celebration of their new album ‘Theatre Of The Absurd Presents C’est La Vie’ The huge 2024 tour consists of 19 dates across the country kicking off with a stop at the Summer Series in Margate on June 14 It continues over the next two days with appearances at the Summer Sessions in Plymouth and Southampton Madness will perform at outdoor venues in Newcastle Edinburgh and more throughout the remainder of June and July before wrapping up the final leg of dates in August These final three shows consist of a show at Audley End in Essex a gig at the Custom House Square in Belfast and a final slot at Galway Airport in Ireland on August 10 Tickets go on sale this Friday (December 1) and will be available here Check out a full list of tour dates in the poster below Madness C’Est La Vie Summer Tour 2024 poster The announcement of the 2024 tour also comes in light of the album going on to top the UK charts It only took us 40 years to get there but we’ve just gone and ruddy scored our first no 1 album with Theatre Of The Absurd Presents C’est La Vie and we thought what better way to celebrate than to announce a summer tour,” said the band “There are still a few tickets left for some of the Christmas leg if you can’t wait until then though.” The run of Summer 2024 shows also follows on from a previously-announced run of tour dates set to kick off later this week The world’s defining voice in music and pop culture: breaking what’s new and what’s next since 1952 Chery, a strongly emerging Chinese automotive giant, could take over the former Maserati plant in Grugliasco (Turin the agreement would represent a major step forward in its plan to expand in Europe with Italy playing a key role in this strategy would see Chery start production of vehicles of three different brands at the Piedmont plant in line with the growing demand for sustainable mobility solutions Chery’s coming to Italy may give a new boost to the domestic automotive sector, creating new jobs and promoting the redevelopment of the Grugliasco production site the presence of a top Chinese automotive constructor may attract other investments in the sector and help reinforce the Italian industry’s competitiveness A recent meeting between Chery CEO Yin Tongyue and the Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy They discussed Chery’s possible entry into Italy and its willingness to invest in the country Stellantis, the automotive group formed by the merger of FCA and PSA, is open to the sale of the former Maserati plant. CEO Carlos Tavares, however, expressed some concerns about the arrival of the Chinese in Italy, fearing possible “unpopular” choices to maintain the group’s competitiveness. Chery chairman Tongyue is also in talks with Diversa, an Italian car dealer group that includes AutoTorino. Its goal would be to create a sales network for Chery cars dedicated to the country. The acquisition by Chery would represent a major breakthrough for the former Maserati plant in Grugliasco, securing its future and opening up new prospects for the Italian automotive sector. Despite Tavares’ misgivings, the mood is one of confident expectation for the deal to materialize. It remains to follow the evolution of the affair to find out whether Chery will become the new automotive player in Grugliasco. Australia's BIGGEST New Car WebsiteAustralia's BIGGEST New Car WebsiteNews Reviews Research Buy SellGuest User will join the Fiat 500 at the newly EV-focused Mirafiori factory in Italy Stellantis will turn its Mirafiori plant into an electric vehicle hub at which it’ll produce next-generation Maserati sedans These models will ride a new electrified platform created specifically for Maserati and will enter production between 2022 and 2024 It’s unclear how much variation there’ll be between this new architecture and the STLA Large platform that’ll be rolled out across Stellantis’ North American brands and will underpin and by establishing an EV hub there Stellantis says it’s giving Italy “a strategic role among the Group’s main domestic European markets” “Stellantis is working with determination and alacrity to anticipate and prepare for the energy transition of all its Italian industrial sites,” the company said Production of the Fiat 500 will continue at Mirafiori which will reportedly still be able to produce internal-combustion and hybrid powertrains Poland plant that’ll soon build light SUVs for the Jeep The current Ghibli and Quattroporte are produced in an ex-Bertone factory in nearby Grugliasco which Fiat Chrysler Automobiles acquired in 2009 and are therefore at the end of their lifecycles The Ghibli had been rumoured to be on the chopping block given a redesigned model hasn’t appeared in any of the brand’s future product plans since 2018 the Quattroporte has been more recently slated for replacement both with an internal-combustion powertrain and an all-electric variant wearing Maserati’s new Folgore moniker for EVs All Grugliasco employees will move to Mirafiori – hardly challenging given it’s just 4km away and many of the employees have worked at both locations The change of strategy at Mirafiori and Grugliasco was discussed on Monday at a meeting with Italian unions at the Economic Development Ministry in Rome Mirafiori won’t be the only Stellantis factory in Italy that’ll produce EVs Union officials have said the Melfi plant, which currently produces the Jeep Compass and Renegade will manufacture four mid-sized EVs from 2024 though they’re almost certain to use the new STLA Medium platform Stellantis is also building its third European battery plant in Italy at Termoli Automotive News reports the cost of production in Italy is higher for Stellantis than in other European countries CEO Carlos Tavares told Italian unions in February that production costs were up to four times higher at factories in Italy than at the ex-PSA plants in France or Spain though this is largely due to factory under-utilisation rather than higher labour costs Stellantis isn’t the only company establishing dedicated EV production facilities General Motors has retooled its Detroit-Hamtramck plant It’ll produce EVs like the GMC Hummer EV and autonomous Cruise Origin there Some companies are also building EV facilities from scratch, including Ford with its Blue Oval City project. Ford announced that it’s creating three massive production plants in the US to increase its EV and battery production, one of which will be a mega campus called Blue Oval City. The company said it’s investing US$11.4 billion (A$15.7 billion) in this project, which is expected to create around 11,000 jobs. William Stopford is an automotive journalist based in Brisbane William is a Business/Journalism graduate from the Queensland University of Technology who loves to travel and has a particular interest in the American car industry Demand for Maserati luxury cars appears to be tapering off with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles cutting vehicle production at its Grugliasco plant near Turin according to a union within the manufacturer + 4 Photos Automotive News Europe has reported, via a source, that shifts at the plant have dropped from 12 to 10 per week, indicating that demand for the brand's best sellers, the Maserati Ghibli and Quattroporte + 4 Photos "Fiat has told us that workers at the Grugliasco plant will be working for three weeks out of four up until July," said Federico Bellono "The company is predicting production of about 30,000 to 35,000 cars at Grugliasco this year I think it will be closer to 30,000," Bellono told Automotive News Europe + 4 Photos Maserati sales were in fact up 137 per cent last year globally and almost 200 per cent in Australia the Maserati Ghibli and Quattroporte. This is on the back of Maserati's ambitious plans to net 50,000 sales per year by 2015 + 4 Photos Maserati is yet to officially confirm or deny the production slump. Copyright Drive.com.au 2025ABN: 84 116 608 158 all prices are shown as Manufacturer's Recommended List Price (MRLP) inclusive of GST The Giovanni Agnelli plant at Grugliasco has rolled out the 100,000th Maserati A gleaming white Quattroporte GranSport rolled off the Giovanni Agnelli plant marking a milestone for Maserati The reputed manufacturer has reached the 100,000 units benchmark The Quattroporte GranSport is primarily bought by the Chinese market which contributes to a majority of their sales The Quattroporte flagship GranLusso saloon and the GranSport saloon are built in Grugliasco This particular model was built exclusively for the Chinese market The Quattroporte MY2017 houses a potent 3.0 litre twin-turbo V6 engine built by Ferrari that makes a cool 350 PS FCA Chief Operating Officer for the EMEA Region “The Maserati brand’s impressive growth during the last few years has been one of the major developments at the premium end of the market; the sixth generation of the Maserati saloon meaning that in little more than three years it has become the most successful Maserati of all time.” Still does but now has a chance to drive some of them Hates driving in traffic but makes up for with a spot of off-roading or the occasional track outing Maserati will shift production of the Quattroporte sedan from its current base at Modena to an old Bertone facility acquired by Fiat two years ago "When Quattroporte production ends at the end of this year that will switch to the ex-Bertone factory and obviously all production of the new Quattroporte will be at that factory," explained Edward Rowe the Public Relations Manager for the brand in Australia "And that factory will also produce the new medium sedan." The next generation Quattroporte has been recently spotted testing in the open and the medium sedan to which Rowe refers will be a direct competitor to the BMW 5 Series and the Mercedes E-Class which is expected to require capacity of around 2500 units a year According to the press material issued by Maserati it's all in line with boosting the company's production output to meet an annual target of 50,000 units a year by 2015 But Edward Rowe says the expansion into the new plant known as Officine Automobilistiche Grugliasco is also a reflection of the economic woes in Europe at present "It's very hard to production-plan at the moment it's doing it in great jumps and hiccups," Rowe told motoring.com.au this morning Running down Quattroporte production in one location prior to ramping it up in another leaves Maserati in a slightly vexed situation where staffing levels are concerned but the company has been keeping government and trade union officials informed of its plans Current employees will apparently be offered relocation to Grugliasco and restructuring will be managed through the Italian government's temporary layoff benefit schemes Maserati cannot expand the Modena facility to cope with the added demands of building the Quattroporte and the new since the plant is located within the city limits This was principally what prompted the decision to relocate Quattroporte production to Grugliasco The ex-Bertone plant will have €500 million invested to bring it up to the necessary standard The company confirmed earlier in the year that the Kubang SUV will be built on a Jeep production line in the US Rowe says that the new Quattroporte will arrive in Australia near the end of 2013 There's no specific launch date in Australia for the mid-sized sedan or the Kubang but the global debut for both will take place in 2014 Read the latest news and reviews on your mobile, iPhone or PDA at carsales' mobile site... 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