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☆ U.S. automakers like GM are rapidly losing ground in China, once an engine for growth
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

China was once a profit engine for GM, and its top sales market from 2010 to 2023. GM revealed several vehicles last week in China, including plug-in hybrid versions of its Buick GL8 minivan, a best-seller in China, and the Chevrolet Equinox crossover. "We think clearly that market has shifted and the landscape has shifted … with the capability of the Chinese [automakers]," Barra said. But it has had to aggressively cut prices to compete against Chinese automakers such ay BYD, Nio and others. Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares earlier this year called Chinese automakers his company's "No.

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☆ Chrysler parent Stellantis laying off 400 salaried U.S. workers due to 'unprecedented uncertainties'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Stellantis sign is seen outside the FCA Headquarters and Technology Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan, on Jan. 19, 2021. DETROIT — Stellantis is laying off roughly 400 salaried employees in the U.S. in its engineering, technology and software units to cut costs as the automaker faces what it calls challenging market conditions. Stellantis on Friday said the layoffs would affect about 2% of employees in those units "after rigorous organizational reviews." Stellantis employed 11,800 U.S. salaried employees as of the end of last year. A source familiar with the actions confirmed it at about 400 workers, a number first reported Friday by The Wall Street Journal.

Persons: Stellantis, Carlos Tavares Organizations: FCA Headquarters, Technology Center, DETROIT, Wall Street, Fiat Chrysler, French, PSA Groupe Locations: Auburn Hills , Michigan, U.S

The United Auto Workers union has once again escalated its strikes against big Detroit automakers, this time adding a factory that makes Ram pickup trucks for Stellantis. No progress was reported with Ford, which last week said it had the best offer of the three. The union went on strike Sept. 15 at one assembly plant from each company. By taking down the Stellantis factory, the union is signaling Ford and GM to improve their offers, Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said. Each time the automakers make an offer, Fain said, they insist it’s the best they can do, only to return days later with a better offer.

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☆ Automaker Stellantis hires ex-Adidas, grocery executive as CFO
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Stellantis on Wednesday said it has hired the chief financial officer from global grocery company Ahold Delhaize to replace CFO Richard Palmer, who plans to leave the company at the end of June. Palmer will be succeeded by Natalie Knight, who has served as CFO at the Netherlands-based food retailer since early 2020. The automaker did not release details regarding why Palmer, who served as CFO through two major global mergers, is leaving the company. The resulting automaker then merged with French company PSA Groupe in 2021, forming Stellantis. Stellantis said Knight will be based at the company's U.S. headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, "with extensive travel to Europe and the other regions."

☆ Stellantis beefs up commitment to electric flying vehicle company Archer Aviation
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Chrysler maker is doubling down on its commitment to help Archer Aviation produce its first batch of electric flying vehicles by 2025, announced Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares and Archer CEO Adam Goldstein in an interview on CNBC's Tech Check. Fiat Chrysler, Stellantis' predecessor, initially partnered with Archer in 2021 to get the startup's flying vehicles off the ground, providing access to a streamlined supply chain, engineering and material resources. Wednesday's announcement deepens Stellantis' investment in the potentially trillion dollar electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOL, market. Archer expects that its electric flying cars will be available for commercial use by 2025, granted it receives proper certification from the Federal Aviation Administration. Stellantis, which was created by the merger of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Groupe, has already spent billions developing electric vehicles through brands like Jeep, Ram, Dodge and Chrysler.

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