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Feds talk to GM as part of the UAW corruption scandal Jamie L. LaReau Detroit Free Press Published 4:17 PM EDT Apr 29, 2020 https://eu.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2020/04/29/report-government-gm-uaw-corruption-scandal/3048056001/@lukka1982 Than IMO it would be better to wait for a P2 mild hybrid version with around 600 HP and ZF 8HP80 transmission.OK. But if you compare FCA or Fiat to VAG then IMO Fiat should have products like T-Roc and Kamiq. Yes, I know that they have similar exterior size but their execution is quite different. T-Roc competitor should came under 500 badge. Kamiq competitor under Fiat. Because of 500 subbrand Lancia is surplus.VAG models are on B, C and D segment platforms. Namely MQB A0, MQB A1 and MQB A2. Yes, Tiguan and Q3 share platform with Passat or Superb and not with Golf. T-Roc is a model which is certainly more trendy than rational. Speaking about FCA SUVs, CUVs. IMO they can cover it with Small Wide platform. There are two versions. One is 4x4 capable and has IRS while the other one is not. Look at Fiat 500L dimensions an habitability. Can they offer rational crossovers with similar dimensions? IMO they can. Of course it shouldn't be as tall as 500L. X2 is nothing more than a warmed up hatchback just as the first generation Merc GLA. Tonale will be taller and will have exterior dimensions more in line with X1. In the last decades Lancia was always more appreciated by German car fans. Italian car fans were always after Alfa. I'm talking about situation outside of Italy. But German car fan will always buy German car. Lancia may be more popular than Alfa but only in Italy and maybe France. We are talking about brand which was basically killed in late '60's and which was completely merged into Fiat except for the badge.Weight! Handling is related to weight. Just for example. Compass weighs some 200 kilos less than Q3. I'm talking about measured mass and surely not about listed one. If they can keep such a low mass for Tonale and even improve rigidity and bring down unsprung mass they will have the winner. And od course if they are after low CO2, lower than 50 g/km, they will need a big battery.John Elkann's letter In the early weeks of 2020, we became aware from our colleagues and partners in China of the spread of a new coronavirus and the nature and impact of the containment measures being taken. However, we had little idea at that time of the profound consequences that Covid-19 would soon have on the rest of the world. Italy was the first country outside of Asia to be badly hit by the virus, which has made those of us who live and work here feel like we have been experiencing other countries’ potential futures for the past six weeks. The nation’s health has become the priority for all of us during this period and the government’s strong lockdown measures have been matched by an extraordinary and inspiring demonstration of responsibility and community from those living here. Despite the difficulties and discomfort that social distancing creates, we have seen people provide psychological, practical and financial support to those at risk and in greatest need while families, friends and colleagues have all been confronted, sometimes in the most tragic of ways, with the realities of this pandemic. My sincere condolences go to all those who have lost loved ones to this cruel disease. I would also like to pay tribute to the countless heroic acts of the doctors, nurses and other medical staff who are protecting us all and saving countless lives. The dedication and selflessness shown by everyone working in essential services has been just as inspiring. These measures are beginning to show some results, with Italy seeing signs of a reduced level of contagion. These glimmers of hope suggest that we will eventually be able to start a return to some kind of normality. But there can be no arbitrage between people’s health and the health of the economy. Without the former we can never have the latter. During this crisis we have been doing all we can to protect our companies, conscious that when our economies reopen, they will be in the front line of ensuring that our communities and countries can begin to recover. We have been doing this in a number of ways: We have ensured that each company has established a clear and effective pocess for managing the crisis, with increased board interaction and frequent internal communication. We have made the protection of people’s health, their employment and their livelihoods the primary concern for all our companies. The issues they face are very different – for example FCA, Ferrari and CNHI have all had to temporarily close their plants while our media companies have been grappling with the challenges of providing high quality reporting while working remotely – but this does not change the priority that they are all placing on protecting their people. We have ensured that all of our companies are focused on business continuity. This has included detailed assessments of their liquidity positions, taking actions to reduce cash outflows and ensuring effective access to financing through debt markets and banking partners, with the crisis being a good reminder of who these partners really are. Each company has also looked at ways to reschedule its investments and reduce costs. However, mindful of the businesses’ longterm health, we have emphasised the need to maintain essential investments and to support our partner companies, including critical suppliers and dealers. These have been challenging days and weeks for us all and we know the ripples from this crisis will likely continue for some time. But we have been impressed by the spirit and resolve of our people in making sure our companies emerge stronger when this all passes. In addition to addressing the consequences of the crisis for our companies, we have taken immediate actions to support the healthcare response in the communities where they operate, and will continue to look for ways of providing this support. Some of these actions have included: Purchasing and donating ventilators and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for frontline healthcare providers such as the 500.000 surgical masks donated on April 1st to first responders and hospitals throughout Michigan. Applying pro-bono our technical and engineering skills to significantly increase production at Siare, Italy’s only producer of ventilators. Similar projects are under way with GE Healthcare and Hillrom in the US and with the latter we are also working to help increase their production of hospital beds. Repurposing 3D printers in different European plants to produce face shields for local health authorities and converting a plant in China to produce and donate face masks. Providing five fully-equipped bio-ambulances and 500 others vehicles to be used in the medical relief efforts in Italy and in Brazil helping to create a field hospital and fund initiatives to provide basic hospital care to low income families. We are conscious that this crisis requires more than a healthcare response so we have also supported our companies in undertaking wider community initiatives. These have included FCA’s provision of a million meals in the US for children who rely on school meals; Ferrari’s support for children and their families in its hometown of Maranello; and Juventus’ fundraising initiative #DistantiMaUniti. La Stampa, through the Specchio dei Tempi Foundation, has also gathered over 10,000 donations, including from our family, that have been used to provide food and medicine to vulnerable people in Torino and Piedmont including to the elderly and to single mothers. The importance of Exor’s values has become very evident during the last few weeks, with the leaders and directors of our companies adding to our corporate actions by personally sacrificing some or all of their compensation for this year. At Exor we have done the same and will work with the Agnelli foundation to channel these resources into an education initiative to help address the Covid-19 learning challenges faced by schools and students both today and as the current restrictions are lifted. https://exor.com/sites/default/files/2020/page-documents/2019 Letter to Shareholders_firma.pdf
