Key facts
- Fiat 500 line workers at Mirafiori will stay on furlough during November 16-20, the FIOM-CGIL, FIM-CISL and UILM unions said.
- FIM-CISL's Igor Albera cited component shortages and weak Fiat 500 demand as reasons for the Turin stoppages.
- A Stellantis spokesperson linked stoppages at some Italian plants to a supplier shortage of an N3 GSE engine control unit component.
- The unions said the halt confirmed "a situation of strong production and employment uncertainty" for workers.
Stellantis' Mirafiori plant in Turin, which builds the Fiat 500 city car, will stay shut during November 16-20, extending a production halt into a fifth week, the FIOM-CGIL, FIM-CISL and UILM unions said on November 12, 2026.
Workers on the Fiat 500 lines will remain on furlough for that week, while some other activities at the site, including Special Vehicle, RG Premium and Maserati-related operations, will continue, the unions said.
Igor Albera of FIM-CISL told Reuters the prolonged stoppages at the Turin plant were due in part to component shortages and in part to weak demand for the model. He said a report by MF newspaper that Mirafiori was expected to reopen for only two weeks before year-end and produce just above 50,000 cars in 2026 was credible. "A two-week production run between now and the end of this year is more than enough to cover the current order book for the Fiat 500, both hybrid and electric," Albera said.
A Stellantis spokesperson said temporary stoppages at some Italian plants linked to a supplier shortage of a component for the N3 GSE engine control unit could continue through November and December. Production schedules are being assessed week by week while the group works to restore normal operations, the spokesperson said.
The unions said the latest stoppage in Turin confirmed "a situation of strong production and employment uncertainty" and warned that employees were increasingly struggling with repeated periods of temporary lay-offs.