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☆ The UK is delaying the switch to electric cars. Automakers are furious
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

A relaxation of 2030 would undermine all three,” Ford (F) UK chair Lisa Brankin said in a statement. “We and the whole automotive industry [need] clarity on the [EV] topic,” the German carmaker said in a statement shared with CNN. ‘Confusion’ will delay switch to EVsThe UK auto industry has been clawing its way back from rock bottom after car manufacturing hit a 66-year low in 2022. Reducing emissions from road transport “is the only way that you will achieve net zero,” Hawes told the BBC. The government’s own independent adviser on climate policy, the Climate Change Committee shares that view.

Persons: carmakers, Rishi Sunak, Sunak, “, ”, Sunak’s, ” Ford, Lisa Brankin, Brankin, carmaker, Mike Hawes, ” Hawes, Jobs, Sadiq Khan, ” Sunak, “ We’re, Alok Sharma, Simon Clarke, EVs, — Gemma Blundell, Doyle, Anna Cooban, Laura Paddison, Rob Picheta Organizations: London CNN, BMW, Oxford, Swindon, CNN, Fiat, Peugeot, Fiat Chrysler, France’s, India’s Tata Group, Society of Motor Manufacturers, Traders, BBC, Conservative Party, Labour Party’s London, Conservative Locations: Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Canada, Sweden, Ellesmere Port, Liverpool, Britain, London, Glasgow

DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis is reporting progress in talks with the United Auto Workers union with just three days left before contracts expire with Detroit's three automakers. Stellantis released no details of its offer Monday. Political Cartoons View All 1148 ImagesUAW President Shawn Fain on Friday called counter offers from Stellantis, General Motors and Ford inadequate. “When the CEOs are ready to make a serious offer, we’ll be there, day or night,” he said. Stellantis offered wage increases in each year of a new four-year contract totaling 14.5%.

Persons: Tobin Williams, Stellantis, ” Williams, “, Shawn Fain, Fain, we’ll, ”, GM’s, we’ve, ” Fain Organizations: DETROIT, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Ford, Fiat Chrysler, France’s PSA Peugeot, UAW Locations: North America, Stellantis, Korean

☆ JD Power quality survey: Alfa Romeo takes top spot
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

This time it was Alfa Romeo, an Italian car with a reputation for excitement – but not necessarily trouble-free ownership. Alfa Romeo leaped 24 places in the rankings to third overall, with 143 problems per 100 vehicles. Not every Stellantis brand ranked near the top, though, or even close. Last year, four Stellantis brands, including Ram and Alfa Romeo, were below average. Even if Alfa Romeo has improved enormously, it will be a long while before those scores changes much.

Persons: CNN —, Romeo, it’s, Alfa Romeo, Stellantis’s Dodge, Ram, Romeo Giulia Stellantis JD Power’s, doesn’t, Kristin Kolodge, Power, David McDonald, Larry Dominique, ” Organizations: CNN, Lexus, Alfa, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, France’s PSA, Chrysler, Alfa Romeo, Consumer Locations: Italian, Stellantis, North America

☆ Jeep Maker Stellantis Downshifts Ambitions in China
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( Ryan Felton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

When he took over Jeep maker Stellantis NV nearly two years ago, Chief Executive Carlos Tavares made it among his top priorities to jump-start the auto maker’s China business. Now, he is scaling back those ambitions. Stellantis, which was formed through the merger of France’s PSA Group and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV in January 2021, had given priority to efforts to boost its relatively meager sales in China. Mr. Tavares said shortly after the merger that Stellantis would remain in the country long term and would devise a strategy to become successful in the world’s largest car market by vehicle sales.

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