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First Shift: Suppliers slash spending as they brace for weak new-vehicle sales

First Shift: Suppliers slash spending as they brace for weak new-vehicle sales Stellantis puts 2024 in the past | Ford pulls plug on stocking EVs | Carlos Tavares’ pay package falls (Tierra Riddick, Tom Carl)

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Suppliers used to tout how much they were spending on new EV programs. That's not the case anymore, especially given high uncertainty in the new-vehicle market this year.

Former Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares’ pay package fell 37% to $24M in 2024

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