Stellantis’ projects that are not very Italian for Lancia and Alfa Romeo
After the Tavares period, which had alienated both the powerful UAW union and President Biden, Stellantis is once again focusing primarily on the USA, favoring two American brands—Jeep and Ram—allocating most of its investments to the New World. In Europe, capacity will be reduced by over 800,000 units, while bets are placed on North Africa and South America. Facts, figures, and insights.
Maserati doesn’t even try to race anymore.
Burdened by a loss of 840 million in 2025 and a terrible start to 2026, the Bologna-based sports car team seems less in financial crisis and more in a full-blown identity crisis. But Filosa promises major news on the occasion of the industrial plan that will be unveiled on May 21.
Stellantis’ painful choices: will some brands end up in the second tier?
At least for the moment, Stellantis has no intention of divesting any of its brands, keeping all 14. However, only some will compete in the top league under Filosa’s new strategies, meaning in all global markets, while those in crisis will be downgraded to national competition. Or so the latest rumors suggest. Speculations, hypotheses, and scenarios await the Investor Day on May 21.
Good heavens! With Poissy, Stellantis has really infuriated the French.
In the end, Stellantis will not sell Poissy to PSG, which had wanted to build its new stadium on the site, but it still angered the French by informing them that no more cars will be produced at that hub, only the recovery of used ones. Le Monde goes on the attack: “It is not closing because the goal is to save face. A new sign of the decline of the French automotive industry and deindustrialization.” According to the French newspaper, “the timing was carefully planned: the day after the municipal elections and well before the presidential elections, which could have amplified the impact of this decision.”
Will Stellantis onboard other Chinese companies after Leapmotor?
According to rumors promptly denied by the Franco-Italian Group, Stellantis is reportedly trying to forge an alliance with several Chinese brands: know-how in exchange for sharing production facilities. Asian companies would thus gain access to a widespread industrial system while avoiding Western restrictions on Chinese technology. But the rumors go further, suggesting a possible division of the American and European operations of the giant chaired by Elkann, and they again raise the possibility of the partial sale of Maserati.
