Fiat auto workers fearing factory shutdowns rallied on Saturday in Turin near the company's headquarters.

Thousands of workers marched from the Mirafiori factory in the northern Italian city to near the headquarters, where union leaders gave speeches.

Among the marchers were many who came from Fiat assembly lines in southern Italy.

Fiat is making a turnaround but many workers fear that the Italian automaker's deal with Chrysler and its efforts to make an accord involving Opel could cost them jobs.