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Stellantis has announced the start of a consultation to consolidate its UK manufacturing of LCVs at its Ellesmere Port site. This development would include the closure of Vauxhall’s Luton factory. Ellesmere Port is proposed as the new all-electric UK LCV hub. It is close to the Green Automotive Hub located at the adjacent Queen Elizabeth II Eastham docks and the ...

BYD has appointed Maria Grazia Davino as the new regional managing director for Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Austria and the Czech Republic. Davino most recently served as UK group managing director at Stellantis, where she led the region’s operations across several brands. Her other previous roles include a spell as Stellantis’s senior vice president for sales and marketing in the Enlarged ...

Stellantis saw registrations across Europe freefall 25% in September driving down the overall European market down 3% for the month. JATO’s data revealed that 1,119,320 new cars were registered in September. This is around 40,000 less than the amount registered in September 2023, or a 3% year-on-year drop. Stellantis was largely responsible for the volume decrease in the overall market ...

Stellantis UK has appointed Eurig Druce as Group Managing Director, replacing Maria Grazia Davino who has decided to leave the company after just 14 months in the job. Davino posted a warm tribute to retailers and Stellantis staff on Linked-in, using a photo of her at a dealership (See below). “The image for this post is a highlight memory from ...

Leasys, the joint venture between Stellantis and Crédit Agricole Personal Finance & Mobility, is launching its e-commerce platform, Leasys e-Store in the UK. The scheme was piloted in the Netherlands since March and will be expanded to Spain later this year. Most of the lease vehicles on the platform are low emission vehicles. “We are very proud of this project, ...

Stellantis confirmed that the formal process to identify a successor to Carlos Tavares, when he retires in early 2026, is already under way. A successor is likely to be found by Q4 2025. A number of targeted management changes were announced yesterday, effective immediately. Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said: “During this Darwinian period for the automotive industry, our duty and ...

Stellantis is leading the UK electric van market, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Peugeot is the best-selling electric van brand, with Vauxhall following behind in second place. Stellantis brands have sold 5,877 electric vans so far this year, almost 3x more than the second best-selling electric van manufacturer, with a market share of 41.83% year-to-date.* ...

Stellantis has announced the passing of Parts & Service Director Mark Pickles. Mark’s career began in Retail, with five years at Hartwell, as a Dealership Aftersales Manager, before joining Groupe PSA in 2000 as Area Aftersales Manager. He had significant experience in including Parts Sales, Quality and Aftersales Marketing. His career included Managing Director of Free2Move, Parts & Service Director ...

Stellantis has made changes to its leadership structure in the UK, merging the departments of Customer Experience and Network Development. Stephanie Howson has been appointed director of the department which focuses on customer experience in its network development strategy. Natalie Kennett has been appointed sales & operations director for Vauxhall. She will report to the brand’s MD, James Taylor. Previously, ...

Stellantis announced results for H1 2024, including €85.0 billion of Net revenues, down 14% y-o-y, and €5.6 billion in Net profit, down 48% y-o-y. Lower financial performance in the first half of 2024 has been attributed to lower volumes and mix. Lower volumes would be the result of inventory reduction initiatives, temporary product production gaps due to a generational portfolio ...