
What fly might well have quilting Sergio Marchionne, to each of its output, it now raises a national scandal in Italy Since the re-entry, the boss of Fiat denounces obstinately State of disrepair of the country of origin, its decommissioning in the global economy and its propensity to follow the reasoning of the past which impede its modernisation. It has done in the large meeting in Rimini, August, and then to the General Assembly of the shareholders in Turin, mid-September, and even the presentation of the quarterly results of the group, early October. Ten days ago, on television, he even stated that the Italy had become a real problem for the firm controlled by the Agnelli family, suggesting would that, closing five plants that it is still running in the peninsula, group not be better off on the financial plan. A message issued on the plateau of the RAI to one hour of primetime. The show has been seen by nearly 5 million viewers, or 17.6 audience share this evening here. That is how Fiat remains a company apart across the Alps, both mirror and locomotive of the country. A company that is living a historical turning point, between its demerger process - in two months, trucks and agricultural machinery will no longer in the perimeter of automobile constructor Fiat - and its inevitable progression towards a merger with the American Chrysler. In this exceptional context, divert attention from the public, or try to move it in the political field, might make sense. But that is not the idea.
Sergio Marchionne, it must be well recognized, is a language of truth, to the foot of the wall Silvio Berlusconi. After nearly ten years of reign (except the parenthesis Prodi between 2006 and 2008), the "Cavaliere", who recently celebrated his seventy-four years, objectively displays a poor record: in terms of competitiveness, the Italy is the tenth largest European (France, she is eighth ex aequo with the Finland) and at the global level, it comes forty-eighth (the France fifteenth is), according to the latest figures from the Economic Forum in Davos. Also strong is the word of the boss of Fiat, it actually says nothing other than what pounding week after week Emma Marcegaglia, President of the Confindustria, the Italian Medef, and behind all the great captains of industry. In terms of productivity, Sergio Marchionne also poses a good question. Why an Italian Fiat worker made between 7 and 53 vehicles per year when a Brazilian group worker can make 78 and a Polish 98 This is not a question of differential structural between Western countries and countries with low costs, since a worker of Peugeot, France and Spain, can get between 17 and 61 cars a year and a worker of Renault, in those two countries, between 26 and 87. The CISL Confederation of Christian trade unions of reformist tradition is that Marchionne "is just" putting the finger "there where it hurts"! Of course, the is forced, highlight the other organizations of employees. A just title. If the Italian Fiat strings go less that elsewhere, it is not only due to absenteeism record - Marchionne argues that the factories are empty evening of football match - but above all because the European auto market, and the Italian more than others, has strongly declined with the end of the premiums in the case. It is a fact, the use of the Turin manufacturer to the technical unemployment compensation by the system to the Italy of the "cassa integrazione", has rarely been prevalent in recent months. In addition, as to why the unions, productivity is function of the nature of the models produced in part: as by chance, the Poland and the Brazil assemble essentially the Fiat 500, Panda and Uno, the simplest range cars and faster to manufacture, while the Italy is dedicated to the Punto and the Multiplaas well as the Lancia and Alfa Romeo, sophisticated models of the House.
However, provocation of Sergio Marchionne is sometimes confined to the blackmail, she very prosaic reasons. Several examples show, it's acceptance by employees of a relaxation of the labour law which does not say his name. Legislation that the right to power in Rome is unable to reform. After having managed to impose for 2011 the closure of the plant of Palermo, in Sicily, the man in the sweater won a referendum in the factory of Naples where, with the consent of the employees, the cadenzas are to increase. An evolution that hopefully transpose to Melfi, the third site of Fiat in the Mezzogiorno. In theory, it must also make soon accept deletions of posts. If he wants to achieve in Italy productivity equivalent to that of the Brazil or the Poland, it should indeed reduce the Alpine population of 4,000 to 8,000 people. One thing is certain, Sergio Marchionne will be really credible if its promise to invest 20 billion euros over five years in the peninsula. It is known, he loves the paris. He will have won them the day where Fiat will be conquered markets. In the matter, his big weak point is China and the absence of new models at the recent auto show in Paris, does not concern. Will day, also, where the company gain new money. On this point at least, the facts are rather favourable. The Group had lost 848 million euros in 2009, it won 282 million in the first nine months of 2010.
