The Stellantis group continues to face serious difficulties, and an unresolved matter ends up in court. Here are the reasons for the dispute.
It’s certainly not a quiet moment for the group. Stellantis, which will now also face a legal battle, following discussions that have been going on for some time. The Dutch multinational holding company, in these first months of 2024, had its work cut out for it with the Italian Government, following disputes related to car production, but also state incentives for electric cars.
Stellantis, up to now, has favored a de-industrialization of the country according to experts, leading historic Italian cars to be produced abroad, such as the Fiat Big Panda which will be produced in Serbia. After the various controversies with Italy, The Dutch multinational holding company will also go to court, but for an affair that has nothing to do with our country. The dispute concerns an engine mounted on several of the group’s cars, which has been causing problems for its owners for many years.
Stellantis, legal battle over the 1.2 PureTech engine
The object of the dispute is the now famous 1.2 engine PureTech of the group Stellantiswhich is now in its fourth generation. This unit has had several technical problems, with furious motorists now wanting compensation.and the defenders’ aim is to bring the subsidiary of John Elkann in court. This is handled by the law firm of Christophe Lèguevaqueswhich also deals with advocating the causes of the owners of the Citroen C3 and DS3 equipped with the malfunctioning airbag produced by Takata.
The main problem with this engine is its timing belt, which has caused considerable problems, with customers seemingly having enough of it. The law firm has collected 4,800 registrations at the moment, and wants to ask Stellantis to compensate its customersApparently, there was no agreement between the parties involved, with the CEO Carlos Tavares and his staff who have no intention of giving in to the law firm’s requests.
According to the aforementioned lawyer, the group offered a premium of between 2,000 and 4,000 euros depending on the case, and an extension of the warranty up to 10 years or 150,000 km. Added to this is also the possibility of reimbursing clients for their legal costs, but all this was not declared sufficient by the injured parties, who are now focusing on the battle in court. The issue, therefore, is far from clear.
