MILAN — Stellantis has agreed with unions that it’s going to minimize 480 jobs this 12 months at its Mirafiori facility in Turin via voluntary lay offs, Italy’s FIM-CISL union mentioned.

The deal was signed by all main metallic staff unions except for the leftist FIOM-CGIL.

Stellantis had already reached an analogous accord with unions in February over greater than 700 voluntary lay offs, for a complete of almost 1,200 job cuts this 12 months in Italy.

Davide Provenzano, head of FIM-CISL for the Turin space, mentioned on Monday that whereas the deadline for the voluntary lay offs was the tip of the 12 months, there was an additional incentive of 20,000 euros ($21,000) for individuals who depart the corporate by Sept. 30.

A spokesperson for Stellantis, which at the moment employs round 50,000 folks in Italy, confirmed the accord over the job cuts, saying the corporate had no additional remark.

In asserting new mannequin allocations in March, Stellantis confirmed it should construct successor to the Fiat New 500 small electrical automotive on the Mirafiori manufacturing unit. The plant at the moment builds the Maserati Levante SUV in addition to the New 500.

As well as, the manufacturing unit — the group’s oldest in Italy, courting to 1939 — will even get two new Maserati fashions.