Workers in Italy’s troubled automotive sector are holding a national strike on Friday for the first time for 20 years, with a massive demonstration being held in the centre of Rome.

Car maker Stellantis has said it made 13. 4 billion euros (£11. 1 billion) in its first year after it was formed from the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA Group.

Stellantis, the car company combining PSA Peugeot and Fiat Chrysler, was launched on the Milan and Paris stock exchanges, giving life to the fourth-largest car company in the world.Stellantis shares rose 2.5% in Milan in early trading to 13.18 euros ...