Carlos Tavares leaves Stellantis, what are the consequences for Peugeot Sport?

A hectic end to the year at Stellantis. Indeed, the automobile group made official this Sunday, December 1st, the departure of its boss Carlos Tavares. A resignation " with immediate effect " Chaired by John Elkann, the board of directors " today accepted the resignation of Carlos Tavares as Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect.. » This comes early as the Portuguese was due to complete his term in early 2026.

« The process for the appointment of the new permanent CEO, managed by a special committee of the Board of Directors, is well underway and will be completed in the first half of 2025. In the meantime, a new temporary executive committee, chaired by John Elkann, will be established., " we can read in the official press release.

Without Carlos Tavares, Peugeot Sport and the WEC in danger?

Inevitably, this news raises many questions at different levels of the Stellantis group, starting with the sports branch and the 9X8 program in WECCould the departure of Carlos Tavares weaken the Hypercar project?

It is difficult to say at this time, as Stellantis has begun the process of finding a successor. But it would not be surprising if the sports branch suffered the consequences of this resignation.

As a reminder, Carlos Tavares, a motorsport enthusiast, was one of the main spearheads of the project to bring back Peugeot en Endurance, announced at the end of 2019, a few days after the end of the Citroën program in WRC.

Previously, when he was Deputy Managing Director of Operations at Renault, he had campaigned for the return ofAlpine in competition, via LMP2 with Signatech, before the rebirth of the brand itself in 2017 with the new A110.

So what will happen to Peugeot Sport in the future? It will inevitably depend on Carlos Tavares' successor and the direction Stellantis takes, while the Hypercar project, active since the 6 Hours of Monza in 2022, has not yet met expectations.

Not to mention that the automobile group's finances are not doing well at the moment with a drop in sales. Still in the sports world, the brands of the house engaged in Formula E do not seem to be on the same wavelength while Maserati has already confirmed its commitment to Gen4, which will be introduced from Season 13, at the end of 2026, but not yet DS. Perhaps proof that the future of Stellantis in motorsport is dotted…

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