The company, facing slumping sales, announced that Carlos Tavares would step down immediately and that a search for a new chief was underway.

Stellantis chief executive Carlos Tavares resigned "with immediate effect" on Sunday, the maker of Jeep and Ram vehicles announced. The big picture: The Italian-U.S. auto maker had faced a sales slump and Stellantis' senior independent director Henri de Castries said in a statement that "in recent weeks different views have emerged which have resulted in the Board and the CEO coming to today's decision.

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Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025.

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares is stepping down after nearly four years in the top spot of the carmaker that owns brands like Jeep and Ram and Citroën and Peugeot

Stellantis' indicated Carlos Tavares' views had become misaligned with those held by the company's board and shareholders

The global automaker’s sales in North America declined over the past year because of high-cost models that dealers struggled to sell.