Stellantis boss on factory CLOSURE threats, EV incentives and missing dealer bonuses
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- Опубликовано: 2 июл 2024
- In this exclusive interview with Car Dealer, Stellantis UK Managing Director Maria Grazia Davino discusses crucial topics impacting the car industry. Davino highlights the potential closure of UK production plants at Ellesmere Port and Luton if the government fails to provide adequate support and incentives for electric vehicle (EV) adoption. She advocates for VAT cuts and fiscal incentives to boost EV demand and expresses her support for bringing back the 2030 petrol and diesel car ban.
Davino also addresses current challenges faced by Stellantis, including late dealer bonus payments and cars stuck at ports. She shares the steps being taken to resolve these issues and improve operations.
Additionally, she explains the decision to delay the implementation of agency sales until 2027 and outlines Stellantis's strategy to comply with the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate without incurring fines. This comprehensive interview provides insights into the strategic decisions and ongoing efforts at Stellantis UK. 
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Not impressed with the MD's responses or attitude. I would expect more from someone in such a senior position
She was a tough listen.
@@davidnorton5887 and gave no straight answers. Unwilling to say that she would like to move out of the UK, because she knows that would be very unpopular. Honda did it, Stellantis (PSA) will follow. Toyota and Nissan are watching. If the Govt wants EVs, it must fund battery factories.
@@john1703there isn’t a straight answer to the question at this point. As she said, she gave a rationale answer to what was a business operations question. She’s speaking honestly to flag challenges now with the hope of opening productive conversation to get to a solution.
Not one of us knows what she has to deal with on a day to day basis. Sometimes I feel she's in her position because others who failed before her were too soft and bewildered by the entire situation. She seems like she takes little sh*t, is aware of the enormous scale of the problem ahead and understands what the worst case scenario will look like.
@@MartinParry Exactly my thoughts. She clearly doesn't suffer fools. If UK manufacturing ends under her watch then I'm confident nobody could have saved it.
Much easier to listen to at 1.5 X speed
New EV prices are absolutely crazy. Who would buy a new one when they're worth a third after a couple of years
She said the used market was showing great potential. Lol.
Who would buy an EV when they can't charge it at home and they take SEVERAL hours to charge at public chargers 😂
Pretty much like ICE vehicles used to be if you were lucky!
Supply versus demand drives the market, if you're duped by big oil then you're the idiot missing out...
@@Teribus13Serval hours? 😂😂😂😂😂
@@ricbrook7059 well, when a public charger takes 45 minutes to add 20 miles of range to a car with a range of over 200 miles, you do the maths. I count it to be at least 8 hours if you need to recharge an almost empty battery. If that's not several hours, then what is?
Maybe the cars she produces just aren't good enough to attract new buyers. The market will always decide, and it seems to like Teslas, but not Stellantis vehicles. She should answer that question, instead of lots of excuses.
She says they have to improve/update their offering.
Stellantis are arrogant and losing their battles
You can't destroy your dealer network and yet expect to survive!
Their brands are screwed in Yorkshire, I know this as I've worked for the majority of their dealerships that aren't no more!
If Stellantis won't supply ICE cars, people will just buy from manufacturers who will - it's that simple. Electric cars, especially in the UK with our woefully inadequate charging network and crumbling national grid, simply do not suit a great many people. Beyond that, the majority of people in the UK can't charge at home, a great number of those will not be able to charge at home in the next decade or so (people living in flats, people with no off-street parking and no on-street parking outside their home, etc etc).
Ultimately, people don't want to have a car that takes 45 minutes to add 20 miles of charge as I have experienced at supposed "rapid" charging points local to me.
The governments will have to bow to the will of the people, at the end of the day. Scrap the ZEV mandate.
Nobody is gearing for ICE, that isn't going to happen!
They've shot their bolt with the majors in the market already when the Chinese are ready to deliver a quality product.
Insane!
90%😂
Stellantis are a joke. The Chinese brands will take their market share and it can’t come soon enough. They treat their dealers with contempt.
Also not very impressed with this woman. Make cars for the market.