Stellantis is in a pretty pickle in the United States where dealers are not exactly thrilled with how things are going with the "degrading" American brands, leading to an ongoing "disaster." The automotive conglomerate resulting from the merger between FCA and PSA is having different problems in Europe. Regulators are pressing automakers to sell more EVs but governments are reducing or eliminating incentives.
That puts Stellantis (and rival companies) in a difficult situation since ICE vehicles generally remain significantly more expensive than gasoline cars. Automakers active in Europe will have to lower their fleet emissions even more from 2025. Otherwise, they risk huge fines. Decarbonizing the fleet can be done with cleaner combustion engines and a richer variety of hybrids but the substantial benefits come from selling more EVs.
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