BERLIN, April 1 (Reuters) - A fire risk has forced a recall action affecting up to around 700,000 Stellantis cars worldwide, including models from the group's brands Peugeot, Citreon, Fiat and Jeep, the company confirmed on Wednesday.
* Notices issued by Germany's KBA regulator on Tuesday saidmodels produced between mid-2023 and early-2026 should bechecked for a possible defect that can cause water to enter theengine compartment, potentially leading to a fire * The recall covers most of Stellantis's brands, with AlfaRomeo and Lancia also affected * Stellantis said in a statement that customer safety was"at the core of its values" and said a free service to resolvethe issue would take around 30 minutes
(Reporting by Rachel More and Giulio Piovaccari; editing by Matthias Williams)
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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