Stellantis sells car-sharing arm, promotes Chinese executive as Turin hub adapts

Stellantis has agreed to sell its Free2move car-sharing business to an undisclosed buyer, Automotive News Europe reported on Tuesday, citing a company statement. The sale ends the carmaker’s direct involvement in shared mobility as chief executive Santo Filosa focuses resources on core manufacturing and electrification, according to the report.

The same day, Automotive News reported that Stellantis promoted Chinese executive Xin Tianshu to its global management team, a move the outlet described as an effort to tighten cooperation with Chinese electric-vehicle makers, including joint-venture partner Leapmotor. Xin had previously managed Stellantis operations in China and will now work on global strategy from the group’s headquarters in the Netherlands, the report said.

Separately, Automotive News published an interview with Pietro Gorlier, chief executive of Comau, the Stellantis-owned robotics and automation arm that was recently spun off as an independent entity. Gorlier told the outlet that Comau’s post-Stellantis independence positions it to expand beyond automotive assembly lines into sectors such as aerospace, energy and logistics — markets where Turin-based engineering skills have long held a presence.