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On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Stellantis (NYSE: MTA / Euronext Paris: STLA) said it is expanding in European its Autonomy program to provide modified cars with driving and transportation tools for wheelchair users, suitable for various motor disabilities. The program also provides experienced assistance services and special offers to purchase a new car.
Created in Italy by the Fiat brand, the Autonomy program will be extended to all brands in the European markets where the Group maintains a presence. Autonomy has been active in Italy since 1995, with 15 Mobility Centers – specialist facilities where people with disabilities can find the medical and technical advice they need to apply for a special driving license. Partnerships with the main converters in the industry are key to the program.
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To celebrate the occasion, a video will be uploaded today to the Autonomy social media channels (Facebook and Instagram). It features Pinguini Tattici Nucleari (‘Tactical Nuclear Penguins’), an Italian band that has joined the Autonomy project and wishes to stand up for the program designed for people with disabilities
With them in the video are Giulia Ghiretti, winner of 18 international medals with the Italian national Paralympic swimming team; Arturo Mariani, mental coach, motivational speaker, and founder/captain of ASD Roma Calcio Amputati (a Rome amputee football team); Francesco Bonanno, multiple champion from the Italian national Paralympic table football team and co-founder of its Federation. “The three ambassadors’ respective lives give them a major point of contact with Autonomy’s goals,” Stellantis said in a release from Turin.
The website stellantisautonomy.com has also been updated to take customers through the purchase process step by step, from selecting the vehicle they are interested in to its customized setup in conjunction with partner companies.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
Stellantis Autonomy Disability Program for People with Motor Disabilities Now Expanding to all European Brands
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On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Stellantis (NYSE: MTA / Euronext Paris: STLA) said it is expanding in European its Autonomy program to provide modified cars with driving and transportation tools for wheelchair users, suitable for various motor disabilities. The program also provides experienced assistance services and special offers to purchase a new car.
Created in Italy by the Fiat brand, the Autonomy program will be extended to all brands in the European markets where the Group maintains a presence. Autonomy has been active in Italy since 1995, with 15 Mobility Centers – specialist facilities where people with disabilities can find the medical and technical advice they need to apply for a special driving license. Partnerships with the main converters in the industry are key to the program.
Click for more information.
To celebrate the occasion, a video will be uploaded today to the Autonomy social media channels (Facebook and Instagram). It features Pinguini Tattici Nucleari (‘Tactical Nuclear Penguins’), an Italian band that has joined the Autonomy project and wishes to stand up for the program designed for people with disabilities
With them in the video are Giulia Ghiretti, winner of 18 international medals with the Italian national Paralympic swimming team; Arturo Mariani, mental coach, motivational speaker, and founder/captain of ASD Roma Calcio Amputati (a Rome amputee football team); Francesco Bonanno, multiple champion from the Italian national Paralympic table football team and co-founder of its Federation. “The three ambassadors’ respective lives give them a major point of contact with Autonomy’s goals,” Stellantis said in a release from Turin.
The website stellantisautonomy.com has also been updated to take customers through the purchase process step by step, from selecting the vehicle they are interested in to its customized setup in conjunction with partner companies.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.