Stellantis taps Italian car executive as its new CEO

  • Stellantis, the world's fourth-largest carmaker, named Italian auto executive Antonio Filosa as its new chief executive officer Wednesday, replacing Carlos Tavares, who resigned under pressure last year.Filosa, who is currently Stellantis' chief operating officer for the Americas and chief quality officer, takes the post effective June 23, when he is expected to announce his leadership team.The move returns the running of Stellantis, created from the 2021 merger of France's PSA Peugeot with Italian-US carmaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, to Italian hands after three years under Tavares, who previously served as Peugeot's top executive. John Elkann, heir to the Fiat-founding Agnelli family, remains chairman.Elkann praised Filosa's “deep understanding of our company, including its people, who he views as our core strength, and of our industry.