What is Stellantis? A guide to the car world’s biggest brand group

Stellantis is a name you may have heard if you’re familiar with the car industry, but you might not realise just how big it is.

Formed back in January 2021, Stellantis might be a new name, but it only took two years to become the world’s fourth largest carmaker. Operating in over 130 countries, with around 250,000 employees, Stellantis mixes it with the Volkswagen Group for size and sales.

But what makes up the giant Stellantis brand group? And where did the name come from? We explore everything to do with Stellantis in this guide.

What is Stellantis and where did it come from?

Stellantis is the name of a publicly owned company, headquartered in the Netherlands, that makes cars, vans and trucks through the 15 brands it controls.

Stellantis was formed from a merger between two multinational companies: the Italian-American FCA Group (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) and the French PSA Group (formerly Peugeot Citroen).

Both companies already owned several car and commercial vehicle brands. Bringing them together for Stellantis has created a group with the most amount of car brands of any big conglomerate.

Who owns Stellantis?

Stellantis is a publicly traded multinational group with many shareholders rather than one owner.

The largest shareholder of Stellantis is Exor, the investment company of the Agnelli family (best known for being the founders of Fiat and investing in Ferrari in the sixties).

Other key shareholders include Peugeot Invest (the holding company of the Peugeot family) and state-owned investment bank Bpifrance.

Full list of Stellantis car and van brands

Abarth

Abarth has a long-standing relationship with Fiat as its performance division and has enjoyed plenty of success with the rorty Abarth 595/695 models based on the Fiat 500. Today, it’s gone all-electric with the cheeky 500e and the surprisingly capable Abarth 600e.

Alfa Romeo

An Italian brand steeped in heritage, Alfa Romeo today makes the Giulia executive saloon and Stelvio SUV, along with ultra-fast Quadrifoglio versions of both. It also make the Tonale SUV and the Junior, Alfa’s first all-electric model.

Chrysler

Once one of North America’s ‘Big Three’ largest carmakers alongside General Motors and Ford, the long-standing Chrysler brand is now much smaller today, only offering the Pacifica and Voyager minivans in the US.

Citroen

French carmaker Citroen has decades of quirky, forward-thinking designs in its past. Today its models focus on offering maximum comfort at an affordable price point with cars like the Citroen e-C3 small electric car.

Dodge

Although Dodge briefly sold cars in the UK, it’s best known for all-American icons like the Charger and Challenger muscle cars, plus more recently the Durango SUV.

DS

Once a sub-brand of Citroen and now spun off as a brand in its own right, DS is one of the more luxurious Stellantis brands. Today its headline cars are the No.4 hatchback and No.8 electric saloon.

Fiat

Italian brand Fiat’s biggest successes have mainly been small, affordable city cars with plenty of charm. The 500 and Panda are hugely successful in Europe, but the brand also makes vans.

Jeep

Jeep is one of the most American car brands out there, spawning its rugged reputation from the WW2 icon that is the Willys Jeep. Today it sells big SUVs like the Cherokee, Wagoneer and Wrangler, but in Europe it also offers the much smaller Avenger.

Lancia

Lancia is a storied Italian brand with immense rally heritage and some bold and exciting cars in its back catalogue. It’s a much smaller carmaker today, though, currently selling the Peugeot 208-based Ypsilon.

Leapmotor

Leapmotor is the newest entrant into the Stellantis stable. It’s a Chinese brand which Stellantis bought into, offering one of the UK’s cheapest cars in the form of the Leapmotor T03, along with top value SUVs like the B10.

Maserati

Maserati is another storied Italian brand known for high performance executive cars and supercars. Today it makes cars like the Grecale sports SUV, the GranTurismo coupe and the MC20 supercar.

Opel

Germany-based Opel is effectively Vauxhall but for European markets. Both brands used to be owned by General Motors but were sold to the PSA Group in 2017.

Peugeot

Peugeot is the oldest company in the Stellantis group, and having been formed in 1810 it’s also the world’s oldest carmaker. With hundreds of cars in its back catalogue, the Peugeot of today enjoys success with cars like the 2008 and 3008 SUVs.

RAM

RAM used to be the name of a popular Dodge pick-up truck, but it’s been spun off into a brand making heavy-duty trucks and vans for the US market.

Vauxhall

Vauxhall is the British arm of Opel and one of the most recognisable brands in the UK. It’s been a huge seller with traditional models like the Corsa and Astra, moving into new segments with the new Frontera and Grandland SUVs.

Who is the CEO of Stellantis?

Stellantis was formed under the leadership of former PSA Group CEO and Chairman, Carlos Tavares, in 2021. He then became the first CEO of Stellantis.

Tavares pushed hard to reduce costs and improve profit margins for Stellantis brands with a wide-reaching programme of engine and platform sharing.

However, in the years to come Tavares faced mounting criticism as sales declined and relationships with key stakeholders became strained.

Amid internal friction and Stellantis reporting big drops in profit for 2024, Tavares resigned from his position in December 2024.

It took until May 2025 for the Stellantis board of directors to appoint a new CEO, Antonio Filosa. Filosa had formerly held leadership roles within FCA in South America before becoming CEO of the Jeep brand in 2023.

Stellantis sales figures and finances

Stellantis enjoyed a strong first half of 2025, boasting over 1.3 million sales in the six-month period. That figure, along with a market share of 17%, made it the second largest carmaker in Europe.

In 2024, Stellantis recorded 5.415 million total vehicle sales, bringing revenues of £156.9 billion.

Stellantis has assembly plants cross the world, including in Africa, Asia, North America, South America, Europe and Australia.