The transition to electric vehicles will put around 73,000 jobs at risk in Italy, metal workers’ unions and a lobby group said on Thursday.
The automotive industry in Italy employs 278,000 workers directly and indirectly and accounts for around 6% of the country’s gross domestic product.
Unions are also urging the government to strike a final agreement with Stellantis, the largest carmaker in the country, to build a battery-making plant to supply the production of electrified vehicles in Italy.