On the day Stellantis unveiled its future strategist enclosed under the “Dare Forward 2030” project, the company’s CEO Carlos Tavares touched on some very topical issues, from sanctions to Russia to news on the Gigafactory in Termoli, passing through the return of incentives. The number one of Stellantis could not start from the situation linked to the war in Ukraine: “The effects of the sanctions on Russia for Stellantis are marginal. The CFO told me I am meaningless. We immediately set up a task force to evaluate the sanctions and to be sure of respecting them ”.
As mentioned, among the many themes Tavares touched on, there was also that of Gigafactory of Termoli: the official agreement has not yet been found, we will have to wait a little longer before the construction process of the factory can get the definitive go-ahead. “It will take a few more weeks to sign the agreement for the construction of a Gigafactory in Termoli. We live in a complex world. We are working with the Italian government, the support we will receive from them will be similar to that granted by the governments of France and Germany ”. Tavares announced that Acc, which will be in charge of the construction of the Gigafactory in Termoli, has yet to receive the approval of all three shareholders, such as Stellantis, TotalEnergies and Daimler.
As for incentives, the CEO of Stellantis called Europe into question: “On the incentives for less polluting cars, the decision should not be taken at national level, we need an intervention from Europe. The problem is how Europe wants to support its car industry, and it is not the incentives of individual countries: if Europe wants to protect its car industry, the question it should ask is how it can be done to bring the market back. at the pre-Covid level, when 18 million cars were sold a year against 15 million today “. Still in relation to this theme, Tavares highlighted the role of the hybrid in view of the future: “Hybrid is key to the transition because it can guarantee the accessibility of all to cars since the electric has high costs. Selling hybrid and less polluting cars to the middle class can do much more for the environment than selling an electric car to the rich. The mass transition to electric cars would increase the need for energy and consequently nuclear energy ”.
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