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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

Stellantis’s Carlos Tavares: the hard-driving boss ejected from global carmaker

Carlos Tavares
Henri de Castries, Stellantis’s senior independent director, made it clear that ‘different views’ were behind the departure of Carlos Tavares (pictured). Photograph: Benoît Tessier/Reuters

Carlos Tavares is known as one of the most outspoken leaders in the car industry. Among the executive class, the former Stellantis chief executive is also considered to be one of the best drivers of its products on the track.

He used a similarly hard-driving style in the board room, constantly pushing his managers and factories to deliver bigger profits. Yet after his enforced departure from the global carmaker, it appears Tavares may have been better off applying the brakes than charging ahead.

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