Stellantis CEO says partnerships will be part of future strategy

The Stellantis sign appears outside the Chrysler Technology Center in Auburn Hills, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Stellantis Chief Executive Antonio Filosa said ​on Tuesday partnerships would ‌be a key part of the automaker’s future strategy, ​as it prepares to ​present a new multi-year ⁠business plan next week.

Filosa ​said at the Financial ​Times’ Future of the Car Summit that Stellantis had learnt the ​power of partnerships ​and that “they will be embedded in ‌our ⁠strategy going forward”.

Stellantis last week announced plans to start joint car production ​in Europe ​with ⁠Chinese partner Leapmotor, deepening their tie-up beyond ​distribution into manufacturing.

“There are ​many ⁠things that can be done (beyond Leapmotor),” Filosa said.

Reporting ⁠by ​Giulio Piovaccari ​in Milan and Gilles Guillaume in ​Paris, editing by Alvise Armellini