Yesterday the president of Stellantis, John Elkannmet Donald Trump in the White House. The President of the United States expressed his intention to relax the standards on cars emissions, as confirmed by a spokesperson for Stellantis. As reported by the American media and as confirmed by a spokesman for the company, among the issues of the meeting there were the competitiveness of the North American automotive system.
What they talked about
As Stellantis, Elkann (who turns 49) has known, has participated in the meeting as responsible for one of the main car producers who remained in the United States, with the intention of maintaining and strengthening the dialogue with the American president and his administration, especially at this crucial moment for the future of the local automotive industry.
Among the themes discussed during the meeting there were the competitiveness of the automotive sector North American, a topic on which Elkann had recently expressed itself during a call with analysts, and the economic accessibility of the vehicles produced in the United States, with reference to the implications on demand. Like other American car manufacturers, Elkann stressed that for the market
The most important thing is clarity.
In the meeting, explains Trump, one was not discussed by one Stop to duties expected on the cars produced outside the United States. The president of Stellantis had already met Trump just before the latter’s settlement in the White House and also on that occasion he had been discussed the future of the automotive.
Not only that: the discussion seems to have also focused on environmental standards, an area in which interventions could be made to make the sector more competitive. Trump would have declared:
They made it impossible to build a car. We will bring them back to a level that is excellent from an environmental point of view and that allows you to build cars
The meetings with the houses of the car
The meetings between Trump and the world car giants further confirm the attempts of the main car manufacturers to start a dialogue with an administration that is significantly influencing the entire global automotive sector. The leaders of Stellantis are not the only ones who met with the representatives of the White House: in recent weeks, for example, Trump also met the managing directors of Ford And General Motors.
The US-STELLANNTIS report
Among other things, Stellantis is among the companies that most risks being penalized by the duties that will come into force tomorrow April 2. The company employs approximately in the United States 75 thousand people and generates an annual turnover of 63.5 billion dollars, with the delivery of 1.4 million vehicles.
It is therefore not surprising that Elkann had already announced the reopening of plants and investments for a value of 5 billion dollars. As president of a group member of the American Automotive Policy Council, Elkann discussed Trump with the importance of the automotive sector in the United States and the need to guarantee the competitiveness of American products: “The market needs clarity,” he underlined.
