Jeeps Shutters Business in China, Expresses Sanctions Worries
Stellantis, an auto-making giant and owner of the Jeep brand, closed down its only Jeep factory in China because of local political interference in the car market, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares told Bloomberg July 28. The company is rolling out…
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an "asset-light" strategy in a bid to appease concerns that political tensions could result in sanctions on the carmaker. “We have been seeing over the last few years more and more political interference in the world of business in China,” Tavares said. “We don’t want to be a victim of cross-sanctions as has been the case for other companies in other regions of the world recently.”