Stellantis first-quarter shipments up 12% year-on-year

Franco-Italian automaker Stellantis said on Wednesday its global shipments rose 12 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter to an estimated 1.4 million vehicles, consolidating a sales rebound that started in the second half of 2025.

CEO Antonio Filosa, appointed last year, is focusing on regaining market share as part of turnaround efforts for a company that posted a net loss of 22.3 billion euros ($26.3 billion) last year.

He is due to unveil a new industrial plan on May 21.

The latest increase in shipments was primarily driven by North America, where they were up 17 per cent to 379,000 vehicles, and the wider European region, where they increased by 12 per cent to 637,000 vehicles, Stellantis said.

In South America, the third-largest market for the group, they rose four per cent to 219,000 vehicles.

In the Asia Pacific and Middle East and Africa regions, where Stellantis has a smaller footprint, shipments were up respectively by 15 per cent to 15,000 vehicles, and 11 per cent to 111,000 vehicles.

Stellantis noted that in Gulf Cooperation Council countries - heavily affected by the ongoing Iran war - shipments more than halved to around 3,000 vehicles.

(Reporting by Mirko Miorelli and Alvise Armellini, Editing by Mark Potter)