REPORTAGE – Visiting Sochaux, the boss of Stellantis defended his strategy, in particular that of lowering costs. And displayed his serenity.
A profit warning for the year 2024 revealed on Monday, a massive recall on hundreds of thousands of Citroën and DS vehicles due to defective airbags, another recall in Europe concerning a defect on a steering column for the Peugeot 208, DS 3, Fiat 600, Opel Corsa and Mokka. A reputation as an engine manufacturer tarnished after difficulties encountered with the PureTech engines, the name of which was abandoned last September… Stellantis is being overflown by a squadron of difficulties.
Once an automobile star, its boss, Carlos Tavares, has seen his star seriously fade in recent months, and even more so since the profit warning. He defended himself point by point Thursday, during a visit to the Sochaux factory followed by a press conference. « All the criticisms that have been made do not bother mehe claimed. But they bother me for the Stellantis employees. » And to display the same impassivity on the question…
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