When Carlos Tavares instantly resigned on December 1 final yr, Stellantis named an Interim Govt Committee to steer the automotive conglomerate throughout the transitional interval till a brand new Chief Govt Officer is called. The Particular Committee of the Board of Administrators will announce the following CEO within the first half of this yr. Within the meantime, the company shakeup continues, with new bosses at three of the manufacturers.
Bob Broderdorf was appointed head of Jeep in North America final September and is now taking up the entire Jeep model. Motor1 chatted with him finally month’s 2025 Detroit Auto Present, the place he mentioned, “The vitality is excessive proper now.” He’s extraordinarily optimistic about what lies forward: “It will be a fairly epic transformation. We’re going to make investments over three billion {dollars} in new merchandise. It is a enjoyable model. We going to return to having enjoyable, being adventurous. We’ll make cool stuff that individuals shall be pleased with.” Trying again, Jeep had a sluggish 2024, with gross sales falling 9% in the USA to 587,725 items.
Jeep is not the one automaker a part of Stellantis with a brand new boss. Alain Favey, former CEO of the Europcar Mobility Group automotive rental firm, is now accountable for the Peugeot model. Luxurious spin-off model DS Cars will get a brand new chief as effectively, with Xavier Peugeot now calling the pictures on the French firm that wishes to tackle Bentley and Rolls-Royce.
Elsewhere, Anne Abboud takes over Stellantis Professional One, the department chargeable for industrial automobiles. Antonio Filosa, the chief working officer of Stellantis within the Americas area, assumes further tasks as the top of the High quality division. Stellantis can be establishing a brand new Advertising Workplace led by Olivier François, whereas every little thing associated to software program is now a part of the Product Growth and Expertise division led by Ned Curic.
Till a brand new CEO is appointed within the coming months, Stellantis pledges to supply a better number of powertrains. Chairman John Elkann says there shall be “a good bigger alternative of nice combustion, hybrid, and electrical automobiles.”
