The deliveries of vehicles fell by 6 percent in the second quarter, especially in North America and Europe. The company estimates the first impact of the taxes at 300 million euros.
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In the first six months, the revenues fell to 74.3 billion euros. That is almost 13 percent less than a year ago.
Competition Chinese cars
Stellantis has been suffering from a drop in sales in the United States for some time. Furthermore, the company is struggling with overcapacity in Europe, where the competition of Chinese manufacturers such as BYD has also increased sharply.
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It was also recently announced that the company will stop its activities in the field of hydrogen technology. Furthermore, the production of hydrogen -driven commercial vehicles is being stopped.
Recall
In the publication of these provisional half -year figures, nothing was said about the large recall at Citroën. Stellantis strongly advised motorists at the end of last month to go on the road with tens of thousands of Citroëns in the Netherlands. This happened after a woman died of injuries in France due to an airbag of Takata.
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However, the delivery of new airbags is slow, which means that replacement will probably take weeks. In France too, many cars have to go back to the garage for possible defective airbags that can explode in the event of a collision.