This is Autoline Daily, the show dedicated to enthusiasts of the global automotive industry. ITALY COULD CONFISCATE BRANDS FROM STELLANTIS In what we think is a stunning development, the Italian government is threatening to take a couple of car brand names from Stellantis and give them to Chinese car companies if they build cars in Italy. The brands the government wants to take, Autobianchi and Innocenti, have not been in use since the 1990s. But they're still remembered fondly, and that could help Chinese automakers to get instant name recognition. An Italian law that came into effect last December allows the government to take over brands that have not been used for 5 years. The government pressured Stellantis to increase production in Italy to 1 million units a year, which the company said it would do, but not without outside help. And last year it fell well short of that million, making 752,000 cars in Italy. So, it sure looks like the government is making this threat to put more pressure on Stellantis.