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ROME (Reuters) – A car being sold as an “Italian jewel” needs to be made in Italy, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said, fuelling friction between the government and Stellantis as they hold difficult talks over a long-term plan for the national auto industry. Meloni, who heads a centre-right cabinet, also told lawmakers on Wednesday that Fiat-owner Stellantis, the country’s sole major automaker, had sometimes made choices which were against the country’s interests. Stellantis, which Meloni described as the product of a de facto French acquisition of Fiat Chrysler, has been in talks with the Ital…

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