Stellantis CEO Filosa rules out Maserati sale at Paris Motor Show

Filosa also rejected splitting Stellantis' European and American brands, telling Bloomberg Television that all 14 nameplates have a role. He called such a split "not plausible at all," Motor1 reported.

The sale question follows a June 17 parliamentary hearing in Rome, where Filosa said Stellantis was in talks with two unidentified partners for Maserati. He said they "can bring technologies and a series of excellent ideas" and that Stellantis was deciding which one to work with, Transport Topics reported. Filosa did not identify the partners.

Two partners, 51% and three plants

Any partnership in Italy would follow the structure used with Leapmotor and Dongfeng, with Stellantis holding 51%, Filosa said. Cassino, the plant near Rome that builds Maserati and Alfa Romeo cars, would be tied to the brand's future. Modena would also be involved. Pomigliano near Naples, where Stellantis plans high-volume affordable EVs, might host a partnership too.

Reuters reported that the talks involved Huawei and JAC Group. One option under discussion is a jointly developed vehicle sold as a Maextro in China and as a Maserati abroad. CnEVPost reported in May, citing Yunjian Insight, that Huawei would lead product definition and supply core technology, JAC would handle development and manufacturing, and Maserati would contribute styling and brand endorsement. Production of the first jointly developed model could begin as early as the end of 2027, Reuters reported.

Deliveries fell to 7,800 in 2025

Stellantis' fourth-quarter reporting put Maserati's 2025 worldwide deliveries at 7,800, down from 11,300 in 2024 and 26,600 in 2023, Yahoo Finance reported. That is roughly a seventh of the 51,500 vehicles the brand delivered at its 2017 peak. The quarterly split was 1,700 in Q1, 2,500 in Q2, 1,700 in Q3 and 1,900 in Q4. US registrations were 2,838, a 41% decline year on year. Maserati posted an adjusted operating loss of 198 million euros on fewer than 8,000 vehicles shipped, Yahoo Finance reported.

A separate annual-report total, cited by merca20, put 2025 global sales at 11,127, down 24.4% from 14,725 in 2024. That sales total is a different measure from the quarterly delivery count, which was 7,800 in 2025 and 11,300 in 2024. The two sets do not reconcile in the figures Stellantis published.

The annual report linked the decline to weaker Grecale demand, softness in the Chinese market for Western luxury brands, US tariffs and product-portfolio changes, merca20 reported. The Ghibli and Quattroporte sedans were discontinued in 2023, and the Levante SUV in 2024, Motor1 reported. China sales rose from 1,209 to 1,431 units in 2025, according to the annual report cited by merca20. That remains far below 2017, when Maserati sold 14,498 vehicles in China, then its largest single market, CnEVPost reported. Lamborghini delivered 10,747 vehicles in 2025, Yahoo Finance reported, compared with Maserati's 7,800.

Where Maserati sits inside Stellantis

Under the FastLane 2030 plan, Jeep, Ram, Peugeot, Fiat and Pro One became core brands and received around 70% of investment for new product development, merca20 reported. Maserati sits in a standalone category as the group's only luxury brand. Stellantis has said it will increase engineering collaboration between Maserati and Alfa Romeo to cut development costs and lead times, Motor1 reported.

December plan and product refresh

Stellantis plans a Capital Markets Day in December and a dedicated Maserati strategy, merca20 reported. Filosa said the Maserati plan would include two new key models and called it "ambitious," Transport Topics reported. Merca20 said the two new models would be E-segment vehicles, a category typically associated with larger premium models that generate higher profit margins.

Maserati refreshed the GranTurismo, GranCabrio and Grecale on June 18, 2026, Auto Spies reported. It added a 390-hp V6 option to the Grecale and about 40 hp to the Trofeo models. Motor1 reported that a next-generation Levante is expected as early as 2027, with a new Quattroporte a year later.