The Opel parent company Stellantis experienced a pitch-black Friday on the stock market. At times it lost more than a quarter of its value; It fell to its lowest level since the car manufacturers Peugeot-Citroën and Fiat-Chrysler merged with their fourteen brands at the beginning of 2021 to form Europe’s second-largest provider after Volkswagen. Things are ablaze in the United States. There, Donald Trump ordered an emergency brake on the promotion of electric cars. Therefore, Stellantis is now canceling the full-electric vehicles and switching from hybrid vehicles with plug-in charging (plug-in hybrid) to self-charging hybrid models. Other providers such as Ford and General Motors are also following this American trend. The cuts at Stellantis are, of course, deeper than those of the competition, and they also have their roots in Europe. The strict electrification strategy of former CEO Carlos Tavares has failed. To exonerate him, it can be argued that he did not expect politics to turn away from the European combustion engine phase-out in 2035, but on the contrary, he took this goal seriously like hardly any other corporate leader. Billion payments to suppliers and contractual partners Of course, in addition to politics, customers also did not follow suit. His successor Antonio Filosa is now turning things around. This is expensive and requires billions in payments to suppliers and contractual partners. It remains to be seen whether the U-turn can provide new orientation. Some analysts now see a good buying moment because the group is only worth a third as much as Volkswagen and new models are waiting in the pipeline. More on the subject In the second half of 2025, sales rose by 11 percent. The lack of attractiveness of many Stellantis cars has been a persistent problem in the past, regardless of the drive technology. In Poland, for example, the company has to cut staff because demand from Fiat and Alpha Romeo is weak. It remains a bold assumption that Stellantis has now reached rock bottom, especially since almost the entire industry can hardly offer any hope at the moment.
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