Stellantis CEO says US market needs separate vehicles from Chinese partnerships

Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa said the global auto industry is increasingly divided between the United States and the rest of the world as regulations, consumer preferences, trade policies and approaches to Chinese partnerships diverge. Because the United States is Stellantis’ primary profit engine, the company is developing its U.S. vehicles through domestic engineering and development tailored to American demand. In other markets, Stellantis is pursuing partnerships with Chinese automakers such as Leapmotor and Dongfeng to gain technology, products and engineering capabilities. Filosa said those partnerships are not models for the U.S., where cooperation with Chinese companies has become politically sensitive. The current president Trump administration has criticized similar cross-border arrangements, underscoring the geopolitical pressures complicating automakers’ global strategies.