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In a landscape dominated by sanitized rhetoric, he stands out: his opinions and arguments are disruptive, and above all, he voices them loud and clear. To mark the release of his book, *A Pilot in the Storm*, he reflects on his departure from Stellantis, warns of the threats facing European industry, and challenges political elites with a rare candor. An encounter with a man who seeks neither to please nor to convince, but simply to say what he thinks. Truly.
You left the Stellantis group on December 1, 2024. Why break your silence through a book?
The reason is quite simple: Dominique Seux (economic journalist at Echoes. (Editor's note), an admirable man in terms of his values and intellectual abilities, had offered it to me even before I retired from my professional career. It was too soon then, but I found the availability once I left Stellantis. Dominique proposed strengthening the team with Bertille Bayart (journalist at Figaro. (Editor's note). Furthermore, it gives me pleasure to tell my story, because it is positive and enjoyable. I was fortunate enough to experience a motoring adventure, with pleasant situations, among other things.
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BEN
05/11/2025 at 10:37 a.m.
Initially, he did do some good things, we can all agree on that. But he also played it safe in the short term, artificially inflating the share price to appease shareholders, but it backfired and the price ultimately collapsed. In the end, he left, having lined his pockets miserably in the process... Undeniable IQ, but no EQ. Pathetic.
Yves-Henri RANDIER
06/11/2025 at 05:44 a.m.
He bet on the short term, but not only! He was the one who opted for the new multi-energy platforms, admittedly expensive but more economical than developing, as Renault and Volkswagen Group did for example, platforms for ICE/PHEV engines on one hand and 100% dedicated BEV platforms on the other... when FCA didn't have the means to do either!
Hilton Leon
05/11/2025 at 02:32 a.m.
The art of distorting the truth; because he didn't leave Stellantis! Stellantis fired him. Admittedly with a very large check, but fired nonetheless.
Yves-Henri RANDIER
05/11/2025 at 05:32 a.m.
A profound strategic disagreement between the CEO and the Board of Directors earned him a large compensation check indeed!
Yves-Henri RANDIER
05/11/2025 at 12:27 a.m.
On the verge of bankruptcy at the end of 2013 when he arrived, CT saved PSA, bought Opel/Vauxhall from General Motors in 2017 before making them profitable (something GM had never managed... and I started my career at GM France), and led to the birth of Stellantis when Fiat Chrysler Automobiles was totally in technical and financial agony, while also reducing the company's break-even point through very - too many, some would say! - numerous initial assistance packages, which I actually benefited from in 2022. You may not like the man, but without him, PSA would have simply disappeared in 2014, just like Opel/Vauxhall in 2017 or 2018, as well as FCA in 2021, which the Agnelli family had been desperately trying to divest since 2016 due to the colossal investments linked to the future Euro 6 and Euro 7 standards, as well as the electrification mandate enacted by the European Union for 2035.
Yves-Henri RANDIER
05/11/2025 at 12:04 a.m.
CT's compensation was proposed and approved by the Board of Directors and its main shareholder (the Peugeot family). As for the 1.2 PureTech engine and the Takata airbags (which affect 100 million cars worldwide across almost all manufacturers, including Toyota... but not Peugeot, which is only affected by the iOn and rebadged Mitsubishi i-MiEV), this predates CT's arrival at the end of 2013. However, the After-Sales and Warranty departments never wanted to handle these cases properly and promptly, preferring to sweep them under the rug and pass them on to their successors! 😡 A reputation is built slowly and destroyed very quickly... and a great manufacturer is recognized by its ability to resolve after-sales issues quickly and effectively! PS: I spent over 20 years at PSA and then Stellantis from January 2021, and therefore I "worked" with CT, a very cold-blooded animal endowed with abysmal empathy, rarely raising his voice...
BEN
05/11/2025 at 10:29 a.m.
Tavares, the genius of the 1.2 Puretec, giving lessons is just too cute. After a recent co-ownership deal with G. Lopez, AH is trying to sell us another "artist" of dirty tricks and, above all, indecency.
stone korzec
05/11/2025 at 08:29 a.m.
The CEO's got some nerve. He got multi-million euro raises when he was at Peugeot, and at the same time laid off thousands of employees... and ended up getting fired himself. Not great, AH, not at all...
Cheer up
04/11/2025 at 11:21 a.m.
According to Stoffel's Facebook page, it seems certain he'll stay with Peugeot... https://www.facebook.com/reel/1336941841172016/?s=single_unit&__cft__[0]=AZU5tbSe0fZWMueBouaav92LhKXz6kyq6DCkkRXstXQJjLALF2qdl_yOCx8sCaS3J_oucpiHqmSqdhAqwrhQoro bARQTVPDYm1dkyLTc_UJx28inCelqv5KVkOT9DbwCvxa2Xk5lkO8BWXYeK6Wa3jpUZ5vkSmf2t6L8eho rNhtxdiZTtXxojU1CgyAIvxvbglzLvcWYPWv21fQQGTqBkGxpW8f9JXJybgbOCxvHlhT8yA&__tn__=HR
Michael Duforest
04/11/2025 at 12:55 a.m.
That's what we're saying too! https://www.autohebdo.fr/actualites/endurance/wec/vandoorne-reste-finalement-chez-peugeot-vergne-se-concentrera-sur-le-developpement.html