Stellantis's Ten Billion Punt: A Potential US EV Revolution?
Another day, another colossal sum of money gets thrown at the electric vehicle market. This time, it’s Stellantis, the automotive giant you might know better as the parent of Jeep and Chrysler, splashing out a cool ten billion dollars on its US operations. Now, whenever I see a number with that many zeroes, my British scepticism kicks in. Is this a genuine, game changing strategic masterstroke, or is it just a panicked attempt to keep up with the ever accelerating pace set by Tesla?
To me, it looks like a bit of both. But let’s be clear, this isn’t just about building a few more shiny electric cars. This is about fundamentally rewiring the entire American automotive industry.