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Industrial
action by staff at the Brescia-based automotive rubber
compound component supplier CF Gomma this week has severely
affected Fiat Auto's production output at several major
plants including Mirafiori, Pomigliano d'Arco and Sevel Val
di Sangro, halting the production of a diverse range of
models including the Fiat Grande Punto and Idea; the Alfa
Romeo 159 and 159 Sportwagon; and Lancia Ypsilon and Musa.
Headquartered in Brescia, Northern Italy, the CF Gomma Group
employs 5,000 staff at 11 plants in Italy, Poland, France,
Germany the US, Brazil and Turkey. It's operations have been
affected by a strike which was called on 3rd July over
restructuring proposals involving the plants in France and
Poland, the industrial action beginning on Tuesday (11th
July), a day ahead of a French court's expected ruling on
the plans.
CF Gomma Group is one of the leading European suppliers of
components for the automotive sector, both passenger cars
and commercial vehicles, and for the "industry" sector in
general. Their automotive products include anti-vibration
components, air springs, brake loses and low pressure hoses,
technical mouldings (boots and precision rubber items),
torsional dampers and car body sealings.
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Industrial action by staff at the Brescia-based
automotive rubber compound component supplier CF
Gomma this week has severely affected Fiat Auto's
output at several major plants including Mirafiori,
Pomiglian d'Arco and Sevel Val di Sangro. |
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The strike this week has affected production of the
Fiat Grande Punto (above) and Idea; the Alfa Romeo
159 and 159 Sportwagon; and Lancia Ypsilon and Musa. |
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They are also
the number one Italian supplier of rubber compounds
manufactured mainly for internal use. As well as production
facilities in Italy, France, Poland, North and South
America, they maintain research facilities in Italy, Germany
and France.
Yesterday, the second day of the industrial action, the
strike was causing Fiat Auto severe component shortage
difficulties with Fiat threatening legal action to recover
damages incurred for non-supply. Sevel Val di Sangro, the
joint venture plant with PSA Peugeot-Citroën, with lines for
the new Ducato van range, saw 600 workers affected;
Mirafiori, which assembles both Punto models as well as the
Idea and Musa, had 1,600 staff idle; Pomigliano d'Arco,
which produces the Alfa 147, 159 and 159 Sportwagon models
had 1,100 workers affected; Melfi, the key location for the
best-selling Grande Punto model saw 1,100 employees
affected; and Termini Imerese in Sicily, which builds the
Ypsilon, had 600 staff affected.
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