Stellantis gave an early look at its third-quarter shipments. North America, Europe and Asia were down but at least South America was up.

Europe’s largest car manufacturer Stellantis reported a 20% drop in shipments and a 15% drop in sales in the third quarter of 2024

Stellantis NV’s global vehicle shipments slumped by a fifth in the third quarter as the automaker tries to trim its bloated inventories.

The White House on Wednesday said Stellantis should deliver on commitments made to the United Auto Workers union and communities affected by plant closures in the United States.

The White House said automaker Stellantis, the parent company of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram, should honor its commitments and reopen the Belvidere Assembly Plant. According to Reuters, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday the contract reached between the UAW and Stellantis “included a commitment to reopen and expand production

Chrysler parent Stellantis is expanding its factory complex in northern Mexico to build Ram 1500 pickup trucks, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Stellantis has been building additional factory space next to its existing plant in Saltillo,

Such a step by the automaker would threaten its already-frayed relationship with the UAW, which has criticized moves to cut U.S. jobs.

Stellantis (STLA) may be moving production of the Ram 1500 pickup truck to Mexico to lower costs — at the risk of further alienating union autoworkers.