ROME, April 15 (Reuters) - Franco-Italian automaker Stellantis said on Wednesday its global shipments rose 12% year-on-year in the first quarter to an estimated 1.4 million vehicles, consolidating a sales rebound that started in the second half of 2025.
CEO Antonio Filosa, appointed last year, is focusing on regaining market share as part of turnaround efforts for a company that posted a net loss of 22.3 billion euros ($26.3 billion) last year.
He is due to unveil a new industrial plan on May 21.
The latest increase in shipments was primarily driven by North America, where they were up 17% to 379,000 vehicles, and the wider European region, where they increased by 12% to 637,000 vehicles, Stellantis said.
In South America, the third-largest market for the group, they rose 4% to 219,000 vehicles.
In the Asia Pacific and Middle East and Africa regions, where Stellantis has a smaller footprint, shipments were up respectively by 15% to 15,000 vehicles, and 11% to 111,000 vehicles.
Stellantis noted that in Gulf Cooperation Council countries - heavily affected by the ongoing Iran war - shipments more than halved to around 3,000 vehicles.
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(Reporting by Mirko Miorelli and Alvise Armellini, Editing by Mark Potter)
Antonio Filosa joined the Fiat Group in 1999, where he steadily rose through the ranks, holding increasingly senior positions. He notably managed the Betim plant in Brazil and later headed Purchasing for the Latin America region.
In 2016, he was appointed CEO of Fiat in Argentina and, two years later, became Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles for Latin America.
Following the creation of Stellantis in 2021, he was named COO for South America. In 2023, he took over as CEO of the Jeep® brand. In October 2024, he was appointed COO for North America, and in December of the same year, his remit was extended to include both North and South America. In January 2025, he was also appointed Chief Quality Officer.
Antonio Filosa holds a master’s degree in engineering from Politecnico di Milano (Italy) and an executive MBA from Fundação Dom Cabral (Brazil). He currently lives in Michigan, USA.
Stellantis N.V. is one of the world's leading car manufacturers. The activity is essentially organized around 4 sectors:
- sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles: Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, Vauxhall, Free2move and Leasys brands;
- sale of luxury vehicles: Maserati and DS Automobiles brands;
- sale of automotive equipment: interior systems, car seats, car exteriors, emission control systems, etc.;
- other: financing services (purchase, rental, leasing, etc.), after-sales services, etc.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the Netherlands (0.8%), North America (41.6%), France (10.3%), Brazil (7.6%), Italy (6.8%), Germany (5.2%), the United Kingdom (5%), Türkiye (3.8%), Spain (2.7%), Belgium (1.5%), China (0.2%) and other (14.5%).
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