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Silk-FAW has recruited former Ferrari and Lamborghini top executives to help the company build cars that will rival Ferrari and Lamborghini supercars.

The automaker last week reported strong financial results and profits in all its regions after the company's first six months of existence.

Stellantis' request to receive large incentives to locate its third battery cell factory in Italy did not go down well with the Italian government.

STMicroelectronics CEO Jean-Marc Chery takes us through the reality of getting supplies into the hands of hungry automakers.

Former Renault and Seat executive Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos will help to strengthen the top management team that new Alfa Romeo CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato is putting together.

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

The New Class platform is designed to be fully electric, but also will underpin vehicles with gasoline and diesel internal combustion engines, including plug-in hybrids.

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.

Nvidia's CEO envisions a new order, where autos sell for near cost and manufacturers make their money on software upgrades.

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.

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.  

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

The industrial logic of the deal remains stronger than ever, but COVID-19 has forced the automakers to reduce a payout to FCA shareholders. But there are chances for shareholders of both automakers to recoup some of the cutbacks.