Stellantis Will Battle Toyota With New $2.8-Billion Battery Tech Center

Of Detroit’s three automakers, Stellantis North America has been the laggard in delivering compelling battery-electric vehicles to the US market, well behind General Motors but also trailing Ford. And the company’s recent history sort of explains why: In January 2021, well after the Chevrolet Bolt EV arrived and about the time Ford launched the Mustang Mach-E, Stellantis was born from the merger of French Groupe PSA and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.