The group Iveco It could change properties. According to what reported by Reutersholding Exorcontrolled by the Agnelli-Elkann family, would be in negotiation for the sale of the control share of the truck manufacturer and commercial vehicles. Among the potential buyers appears Tata MotorsIndian car company. The negotiation, according to rumors, would involve more counterparties, none of which of European origin. The possible sale would not include IDV, the Iveco Defense division dedicated to the defense sector.
The news of the possible sale He had an immediate impact on financial markets. The Iveco title recorded a decisive increase in the stock exchange, closing with a +8.32% at 16.6 euros after reaching a peak above 9%. The Exor title also closed positively, with a +0.56% In Amsterdam, touching € 89.5. Exor currently holds over 27%of Iveco’s capital, followed by funds as Acadian Asset Management (3.68%) and Norges Bank (3.65%). Holding, questioned on rumors, replied with a “no comment”.
The concern of the unions and the words of Minister Urso
The unions expressed strong concern. With a letter addressed to the Minister of Business and Made in Italy, Adolfo UrsoFim-Cisl, Fiom-Cgil, Uilm-Uil, Fismic-Confsal, Uglm and AQCFR acronyms asked for an urgent call to clarify the situation. The joint note reads: “Our concerns are aggravated regarding the future of workers from the whole group. An urgent call to your Ministry is necessary to understand the real situation”.
After a few hours, Minister Urso clarified to Radio24 that he wanted to convene the unions for a comparison On the production and employment prospects: “We will evaluate together where there was a sale proposal” has reassured the head of the dicastery of companies and the made in Italy specifying that it is in continuous contact with the company.
The assignment hypothesis has aroused reactions in the political world. The leader of action, Carlo Calendahe wrote: “They are dismantling everything. Giorgia Meloni you have to intervene immediately both to understand if Elkann is actually selling to the Indians. In this case, conditions relating to employment and patents through Golden Power must be placed”.
The Defense division and the scorcped hypothesis
One of the central elements of the debate concerns the slope of the division Iveco Defgence. For Fiom-Cgil, this operation would represent a piece in a wider plan for the sale of the Italian industrial heritage. “The government stops any hypothesis of sale that questioned the Iveco plants and workers,” say Samuele Lodi and Maurizio Oreggia. The two trade union exponents criticize the property strategy, accused of aiming at the maximization of profits at the expense of the industrial and employment fabric of the country.
Uilm also reiterated the request for an urgent comparison with the ministry. Gianluca Ficco, national secretary of the union for the Automotive sector, said: “Our concerns about the future of Iveco and its 14,000 employees are acute, especially since the notorious system of European fines begins to hit the commercial vehicles also”.
The possible transfer to Tata Motors, if confirmed, would represent a strategic passage Relevant not only for Iveco, but for the entire industrial mobility sector in Italy. At the moment, the absence of official confirmations leaves many questions open about the timing and conditions of a possible operation.
