MILAN, March 26 Reuters Stellantis has reached voluntary deals to cut at least 2,500 jobs in Italy, labour unions said on Tuesday, as the carmaker tries to adapt to changes needed for the industry39;s transition to clean energy.

Up to 1,520 employees will have the opportunity to leave Stellantis with financial incentives in Turin, including 300 at the Mirafiori plant and 733 office staff, the UILM union said.

Stellantis agreed further voluntary layoff deals for up to 850 employees at its Cassino assembly plant in central Italy, and for up to 100 at its engine making facility in Pratola Serra, said the FIOM union, which did not sign the deals.

A Stellantis spokesman confirmed the deals in Turin and Pratola Serra but not the one in Cassino. However he added that further agreements are expected for other sites in Italy in the coming days, under a framework agreed with unions last week.

The agreements are part of the initiatives implemented by Stellantis to address the effects of the ongoing energy and technology transition process … including on employment, the spokesman said.

The agreements are on a strictly voluntary basis, and mostly aimed at employees close to retirement age or willing to take new professional opportunities, he added.

Stellantis employs about 43,000 people in Italy, including about 15,000 in the area of Turin, in Italy39;s northwest, the historic home of Fiat, which merged first with Chrysler and later with Peugeotmaker PSA to create…