The Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has said her government will try to protect jobs as political tensions mount with Fiat maker Stellantis after the abrupt resignation of its chief executive. The carmaker announced the surprise resignation of Carlos Tavares, its longstanding chief executive, stating that “different views have emerged” between the executive of the company’s board. The company was born in 2021 through the merger of Italy’s Fiat Chrysler and France’s PSA, the owner of Peugeot. It has been at loggerheads for months with the Italian government, which has claimed it has not invested enough in the country and