Overview

• Stellantis officially halted development of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles and scrapped planned summer production of transporters in France and Poland
• Jean-Philippe Imparato, Stellantis’s Europe chief operating officer, said hydrogen remains a niche segment without midterm economic sustainability
• Germany recorded only eight new fuel-cell vehicle registrations in Q1 2025 and operates roughly 70 public hydrogen refueling stations
• Mercedes, Volkswagen and GM have exited hydrogen programs, leaving Toyota, BMW and Hyundai as the only automakers maintaining limited fuel-cell models
• Automakers and policymakers are redirecting hydrogen investments toward industrial decarbonization and heavy-duty transport supported by EU funding