The car giant, which was formed by the mega-merger of Peugeot-owner PSA and
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However, it said that it had lost 11 per cent of planned production – 190,000 vehicles – in the first quarter, and warned that this would worsen in the coming three months.
Eight of the firm’s 44 assembly plants are currently being impacted by the shortfall, the firm said, but it refused to give guidance on the full year impact.
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“We do expect it to improve in the second half, but clearly I think it would be naive to expect it to just disappear,” he said.
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However, he added that the problem was not affecting Stellantis’ integration plan, which is expected to deliver €5bn in savings a year.
“The integration plan is going ahead extremely positively,” Palmer said. “The synergy plan is very much on target.”
Shares in the firm are up 2.8 per cent in the day’s trading so far.
The carmaker is still in talks with the
Production of the firm’s current Astra model is set to come to a close soon, with the future of the plant up in the air.
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The government wants the car giant to build electric vehicles at the plant, but
According to the Telegraph, there is still a £40m gap between what ministers are offering and what the firm wants to keep the plant running.
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