Fiat has asked the Italian government to approve a special lay-off scheme at its Melfi plant in the south of the country. <br /><br />It is part of plans to restructure the factory for the production of new models there.<br /><br />From early February until the end of next year, the carmaker wants to stop one of the plant's two production lines at a time.<br /><br />...<br />http://www.euronews.net/