Carmaker Stellantis on Wednesday introduced document full-year outcomes, reporting a 26% rise in internet revenue to 16.8 billion euros ($17.9 billion) and a 41% annual soar in international battery and electrical car gross sales.

The Dutch-headquartered firm, fashioned in 2021 from the merger of Italian-American conglomerate Fiat Chrysler group and France’s PSA Group, mentioned internet revenues rose 18% to 179.6 billion euros on the again of “sturdy internet pricing, favorable car combine and constructive FX translation results.”

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares mentioned the outcomes additionally demonstrated the effectiveness of the corporate’s electrification technique in Europe, with 288,000 battery and electrical car (BEV) gross sales in 2022 and 23 BEVs now in the marketplace. This determine is predicted to double to 47 fashions by the top of 2024, and Stellantis is focusing on international BEV gross sales of 5 million by 2030.

“We now have the expertise, the merchandise, the uncooked supplies, and the total battery ecosystem to steer that very same transformative journey in North America, beginning with our first absolutely electrical Ram automobiles from 2023 and Jeep® from 2024,” Tavares mentioned.

“My deep appreciation to every worker, and our companions, for his or her contributions to a extra sustainable future.”

The corporate additionally introduced a 4.2 billion euro dividend payout to shareholders equating to 1.34 euros per share, topic to shareholder approval, whereas the board permitted a share buyback of 1.5 billion euros to be executed by the top of 2023.

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