ROME, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Stellantis ( STLA ) Chairman John

Elkann, who is temporarily steering the company following the

resignation of CEO Carlos Tavares, has agreed to appear before

the Italian parliament, the automaker said on Wednesday.

Elkann had previously resisted calls to address Italian

lawmakers, while Tavares had a tense exchange of views with them

in October.

The Stellantis ( STLA ) chairman will speak before the relevant

committees of the lower and upper house of parliament "about the

evolution of the automotive sector in Europe and Italy," a

company statement said.

It was released a day after Fiat-parent Stellantis ( STLA ) presented

an upbeat plan to revive production in Italy, in a major thawing

of previously fraught relations with Rome's nationalist

government.

Stellantis ( STLA ) did not give a date for Elkann's parliamentary

hearing. A spokesperson for the speaker of the lower house of

parliament said it had yet to be scheduled.