Stellantis recorded a 1% year-on-year decline in third-quarter vehicle shipments, as contractions in North America alongside the Middle East & Africa offset expansion in Enlarged Europe.
For the period ended 30 September, the manufacturer’s estimated consolidated volume dropped to 1.286 million units from 1.300 million units in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
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North American shipments fell 12%, or 47,000 units, to 357,000 units.
Planned summer production pauses reduced output for the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Compass by approximately 25,000 units each.
Ram deliveries partly mitigated this, rising by about 17,000 units due to demand for updated models and broader powertrain choices, including the new Ram 1500 TRX and Ram 1500 light-duty HEMI V8.
Enlarged Europe grew 10%, or 54,000 units, to 588,000 units, assisted by battery electric vehicles from Stellantis and Leapmotor.
Smart Car platform models – Citroën C3, C3 Aircross, Opel/Vauxhall Frontera, and Fiat Grande Panda – contributed roughly 26,000 units.
The new Fiat 500 Hybrid generated around 6,000 units, the new Jeep Compass added roughly 5,000 units, and light commercial vehicles rose by about 7,000 units, led by electric variants.
Counterbalancing this was a combined 28,000-unit decrease across the Opel Corsa, Opel Mokka, Citroën C4, Alfa Romeo Junior, and Peugeot 2008.
Leapmotor brand deliveries rose by roughly 34,000 units to 44,000 units, supported by B10 and B03X rollouts.
The Middle East & Africa division dropped 21%, or 20,000 units, to 75,000 units.
Shipments in Türkiye fell by about 21,000 units amid softer trading and reduced import dispatches ahead of local small-van assembly in October 2026.
However, growth in Algeria and Morocco exceeded declines in conflict-affected Gulf Cooperation Council territories.
South American shipments fell by approximately 1,000 units year-over-year.
Brazil recorded a 13,000-unit increase, but this was outweighed by declines in other markets, including an 11,000-unit drop in Argentina due to weaker market conditions.
Asia-Pacific volumes fell roughly 6% to 15,000 units due to weaker Japanese demand, tempered by gains in India.
Earlier this month, Stellantis and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles agreed to develop vehicles for over 50 global markets and manufacture them in India.
