Profit-generators Jeep and Ram posted the biggest volume losses, with Jeep ceding significant market share to competitors like Hyundai in the affordable-SUV segment. Dealers in September accused Tavares of "reckless short-term decision-making" that has had "devastating, yet entirely predictable, consequences in the US market." AdvertisementInvestor lawsuits and labor disputesTavares also leaves Stellantis in some legal disputes, including an investor lawsuit over the company's poor financial performance. A special committee has been formed to search for a new CEO, and that process is "well underway," Stellantis said in a Sunday statement. During the search period, Stellantis Chairman CFO John Elkann will lead an interim executive committee, the company said.

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Persons: Carlos Tavares's, Tavares, Carlos Tavares, Elon Musk, Stellantis —, —, Carlos Ghosn, he'll, Ram, Stellantis, John Elkann Organizations: Stellantis, Dealers, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, France's, North America Stellantis's, Jeep, Hyundai, United Auto Workers Locations: American, North America, Illinois