Stellantis News
Workers at 5 plants in Michigan and Indiana are affected by the production pause in Ontario and Toluca starting April 7.
Analysts and auto executives had been warning that tariffs would lead to a production stop within a week or two of their implementation.
Do existing domestic assembly plants have enough excess production capacity to take on work otherwise slated for Mexico, Canada or elsewhere?
March was the first month China's Leapmotor, partly owned by Stellantis, became the top-seller among the country's EV startups.
Car buyers won’t be the only ones feeling the pain from new automotive tariffs. They could lead to a pullback in automotive marketing spending, potentially affecting agencies, and ad sellers.
Stellantis is contending with lost volume from the Jeep Renegade, the Dodge Challenger and the previous-generation Dodge Charger.
The layoffs are planned at the automaker’s Pomigliano and Pratola Serra plants.
The EU’s competition watchdog said the cartel agreed to suppress information on recycling and avoided paying for the processing of scrapped vehicles.
Tariffs will raise costs while softening vehicle demand, creating fallout at assembly plants across North America, according to the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association.
A 30 percent sales gain for the Tiguan combined with strong demand for the full-electric Renault Scenic E-Tech and Ford Explorer pushed compact SUVs past small SUVs, the longtime leader.
