Ford rival Stellantis has faced more than its fair share of very public struggles in recent months, many of which can largely be blamed on decisions made by now-former CEO Carlos Tavares. Under his leadership, the automaker shed much of its traditional ICE-powered lineup, nearly ditched V8 power altogether, and discontinued many fan-favorite models, all while inventory swelled and sales and profit plummeted. Now, however, Stellantis is blaming something else for its massive $2.7 billion dollar loss in the first half of 2025 – tariffs.
Stellantis just released its H1 2025 financial report, which reveals that the automaker expects to post a €2.3 billion ($2.7 billion USD) net loss over the first six months of the year. The automaker blamed some of that loss on tariffs, at least, €300 million ($351 million USD) of it, all while the company is cutting production and adjusting its manufacturing output to compensate. However, Stellantis expects to lose far more in the second half of the year due to tariffs alone – somewhere between €1 billion ($1.169 billion) and €1.5 billion ($1.75 billion).
It’s a huge turnaround from 2024, when Stellantis posted a €5.6 billion ($6.5 billion) net profit, highlighting the challenges it faces if nothing changes in terms of tariffs. Of the 1.2 million vehicles it sold in the U.S. last year, the company imported around 40 percent of them, in fact. Other than tariffs, Stellantis also lost significant money due to its decision to nix a variety of vehicle programs, including its hydrogen fuel cell project, booking €3.3 billion ($3.85 billion) in pretax charges for the first half for those reasons alone.
In the meantime, Stellantis is working to reverse many of the decisions it has made over the past few months, bringing back the V8 engine to the Ram 1500 and Dodge Charger, as well as resurrecting the once-defunct SRT performance-focused division. However, it will still need to figure out a way to circumvent tariffs given its large percentage of imported models – something that Ford isn’t quite as concerned with, as The Blue Oval only expects tariffs to lead to marginal price increases in the short term.
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Sales increased 6.6 percent to 1,492,905 units during the first eight months of 2025.
