The Tonale will have a key role in reviving the flagging fortunes of Alfa Romeo because it will compete in the booming compact SUV segment.

The architecture will have an aerodynamic design aimed at electric vehicles with different proportions than in the past, including a more spacious interior.

The Stellantis CEO said the problem was primarily not labor costs but production costs on FCA models that did not sell in anticipated numbers.

Luca de Meo's plan to revive the money-losing automaker shifts the group's focus to profits and value rather than volumes. That will mean fundamental changes in products, production and management.

CEO Carlos Tavares will have an unusually large number of direct reports at Stellantis. He says that digital tools developed in the pandemic will make it possible to govern the far-flung group, which will sell cars in more than 130 countries.

Many of the dozens of Stellantis executives named this week held similar positions at their old companies, but there are new positions such as software chief that reflect a changing industry.

Marelli was forced into "survival mode" by the pandemic, CEO Beda Bolzenius told Automotive News Europe. But now the supplier is back on track and poised to keep growing even as it invests heavily in electric powertrains and software.

Jensen Huang predicts that it will be commonplace for a new car from a volume brand to be sold at cost within four years because profits will come from the automaker’s proprietary software instead. The Nvidia boss discussed this and more with Automotive News Europe.

FCA CEO Mike Manley could receive nearly $63 million and CFO Richard Palmer $20 million after the merger with PSA closes, provided they remain at Stellantis and meet certain conditions, according to a shareholders' prospectus.

The two automakers own 12 brands between them, some more successful than others, as they prepare to merge into Stellantis.  

PSA Group CEO Carlos Tavares and his team are putting the finishing touches on a merger with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to create Stellantis, the world's fourth-largest automaker by volume. He spoke with Automotive News Europe about what is ahead for Stellantis.

The automaker says zero-emissions vehicles will account for a third of its sales in Europe by the end of the decade.

The low-speed, low-range, low-cost EV is an alternative to a motorcycle or scooter during a time when people are looking to avoid public transportation.

The tiny, boxy electric vehicle, which starts at 7,200 euros, is made of fewer than 250 parts, which is about one-tenth as many as a traditional car.

The 800-volt prototype created by the world's biggest supplier and the Italian racecar maker has the equivalent of 544 hp and can go 0 to 100 kph in under three seconds.