Throughout the automaker’s latest gross sales name, by which it introduced figures for the primary half of 2025, new Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa put it bluntly:
‘2025 is proving to be a 12 months marked by difficulties, but additionally by gradual enhancements. Evaluating the primary half of 2025 with the second half of 2024, indicators of progress are evident.’
The automaker’s declining numbers are apparent, with consolidated revenues down by 12.6 p.c, marking a whopping €2.3-billion loss year-over-year. These numbers are worse than the identical interval in 2024, however they’re higher when in comparison with July / December of final 12 months.
The query is: The place does Stellantis go from right here? Fortunately, the automaker seems to be on a sluggish street to restoration, pushed largely by the launch of recent fashions and the promise (within the US, at the very least) of the return of traditionally fashionable V-8 engines. And there is extra the place that got here from.
In Europe, Small Vehicles Nonetheless Rule
Wanting first on the European market, Stellantis simply launched three new fashions: The Citroen C3 Aircross, the Fiat Grande Panda, and the Opel Frontera. The 2 SUVs and the small hatchback use the identical “Sensible Automobile” platform, which helps maintain them inexpensive.
These fashions compete in segments that, in Europe, symbolize the guts of the market. Simply take a look at the rankings of the best-selling automobiles within the first six months of 2025: Three small automobiles sit atop the rostrum (Dacia Sandero, Renault Clio, and Peugeot 208), adopted by a compact SUV, the Volkswagen T-Roc.
Stellantis fashions observe that development, with varied powertrain choices like electrical, hybrid, and pure inside combustion. Even the revamped Citroen C4 / C4X and the Opel Mokka have been instrumental in growing market share (+127 factors) over the second half of 2024.
Nonetheless lacking from the lineup are the newly launched Jeep Compass, the Citroen C5 Aircross, and the DS N°8, all primarily based on the STLA Medium platform. If the French fastback—accessible solely with an electrical powertrain—is destined for a distinct segment market, the 2 compact SUVs may have stiff competitors.
However with a steadily rising phase, the possibilities of success are actual.
Previous Glory for the US
Whereas electrification drives gross sales in Europe, it is a completely different story throughout the Atlantic, as gasoline engines nonetheless thrive. Following Carlos Tavares’s farewell as CEO, the automaker’s US subsidiary determined to carry again the 5.7-liter Hemi V-8, able to return underneath the hoods of Ram pickups for 2025. Clearly, greater is best.
The opposite huge information would be the arrival of the Dodge Charger Sixpack, which can ditch its battery for a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six as a substitute. Stellantis hopes gross sales of this fuel mannequin will raise the poor outcomes of the electrical variant.
Within the second half of 2025—two years after the demise of the last-generation SUV—the brand new Jeep Cherokee will make a comeback, powered by hybrid tech. It will be primarily based on the STLA Massive platform, and it may actually have a full electrical variant. The larger structure implies that it is going to be ready to make use of bigger engines, just like the straight-six within the Charger.
Let’s not neglect the brand new Alfa Romeo Stelvio may also use the STLA Massive platform, so it is perhaps value wanting nearer at that SUV to get some clues concerning the Jeep. Here is what Filosa needed to say:
‘My first weeks as CEO have reconfirmed my agency perception that we are going to repair what does not work in Stellantis, capitalizing on the whole lot that does work, beginning proper from the energy, vitality, and concepts of our individuals, together with the unbelievable new merchandise we’re bringing to market.’
The New Enterprise Plan
Filosa additionally spoke briefly about Stellantis’s new marketing strategy on the gross sales name, however the firm will not have an official announcement till the start of 2026 on Capital Markets Day in Europe.
So there are nonetheless many months to go earlier than we all know how a lot the corporate’s technique will change. Which means the way forward for two extremely anticipated fashions, the Alfa Romeo Stelvio and Giulia, initially deliberate for 2025 and 2026, respectively, remains to be up within the air.
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