Italian Industry Minister Claudio Scajola has welcomed news of a deal between Chrysler LLC and Fiat, saying he would work to facilitate dialogue with Italian trade unions.

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“A Fiat that is stronger in the world will be stronger in Italy as well and will make Italy stronger in the world,” said Scajola in a statement. “I commit myself to favour dialogue between Fiat and unions.”


The deal has been well received in Italy and portrayed in the press as a source of national pride.


‘Turin triumphs in America,’ said financial daily Il Sole 24 Ore. ‘Fiat lands in America,’ was the headline on La Repubblica. Turin-based daily La Stampa, owned by the Fiat group, called it a ‘historic deal.’ Corriere della Sera proclaimed Fiat ‘the pride of Turin and all Italy’.

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