Carlos Tavares heads the multinational car company Stellantis.
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Carlos Tavares, head of the parent company Stellantis, has harshly criticized the poor product quality of his German factories. Now he praises Opel for the progress it has made.
Carlos Tavares, head of the European-American car group and Opel owner Stellantis, is known for being a straight talker. But even for the Portuguese, the interview he gave eleven months ago to the F.A.S. gave, badass. In a meeting room at the Opel headquarters in Rüsselsheim, the Portuguese read the riot act of the German subsidiary of Stellantis.
Marcus Theurer
Editor in the economy of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sunday newspaper.
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Tavares complained about the poor quality of the products supplied by the three German Opel plants in Rüsselsheim, Eisenach and Kaiserslautern. “Hard work” is necessary to get better, the CEO made clear. Not only other Stellantis factories in Europe, but also Chinese manufacturers built cars of better quality than the German Opel plants. That sat. The frontal attack caused great uncertainty among the workforce and made waves in the industry.