Maker of Jeep, Dodge and Ram vehicles to follow California’s strict emissions standards Zainal Abidin, 13/12/2025 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Stellantis, one of the largest automakers in the world, agreed Tuesday to comply with California’s vehicle emissions standards that are the toughest in the nation and require zero-emission and plug-in hybrid vehicles to make up 68% of new light -duty vehicle sales by 2030.The move by the company that makes vehicles for Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep was seen as a boost to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s ambitious policies to curb global warming. The Biden administration restored the state’s authority to set its own tailpipe pollution standards for cars in 2022 after former President Donald Trump‘s decision to revoke California’s authority to set its own limits on auto emissions. It was one of Trump’s most high-profile actions to roll back environmental rules he considered too burdensome on businesses.Stellantis now joins four big automakers — Ford, Honda, Volkswagen and BMW – that agreed to follow California’s rules in 2019. The Trump administration then launched an antitrust investigation of those companies, but eventually closed it after failing to find any wrongdoing.Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares called Tuesday’s agreement “a win-win solution that is good for the customer and good for the planet” in a statement.… Continue Reading
Stellantis-backed electric flying car to launch in 2025 Zainal Abidin, 14/08/2025 Stellantis has increased its share in Californian-based flying car manufacturer Archer Aviation in a bid to get a jump on rivals in the fast-growing electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle (eVOTL) market.Toyota, Hyundai, SubaruPorsche, Mercedes-Benz, Geely and other car-makers have all invested in eVTOL ventures in recent years as a means to combat traffic congestion in the world’s growing mega-cities.Now Stellantis, the parent company of brands such as Jeep, Dodge, RAM, Alfa Romeo, Peugeot and Citroen (and already a major partner with Archer), has purchased another 8.3 million shares in the aviation firm, which plans to bring its first eVTOL aircraft to market as early as next year.The strategic partnership was forged in 2020 and strengthened last year when Stellantis announced plans to become the exclusive contract manufacturer of the Archer Midnight eVTOL, “thereby allowing Archer to strengthen its path to commercialization by helping it avoid hundreds of millions of dollars of spending costs” .A “high-volume” production facility in the US state of Georgia is expected to be completed later this year, churning out 650 aircraft annually.“Archer has established itself as a market leader in the electrification of aviation and we … Continue Reading