New Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa is prioritizing vehicle sales growth over profits including resorting to lower-margin fleet sales and investing in affordable models to recapture market share in North America and Europe and get the world's No. 4 automaker back on track, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Filosa, who took over in June, has launched what one source described as an "emergency room" operation to fix the mess left by his predecessor Carlos Tavares — who sought high margins through a combination of cost-cutting and price hikes that sparked a customer exodus.

Tavares was forced out late last year as Stellantis' 2024 sales plunged 15 per cent in the U.S. — the automaker's main profit driver — while industrywide sales rose 2.2 per cent, leaving dealers choking

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