Stellantis MILITARY

Target: Stellantis N.V. Evidence cut-off: 6 October 2026

Stellantis was formed in 2021 from the combination of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA; accordingly, Chrysler/Jeep/Ram and PSA/Opel/Peugeot evidence predating Stellantis is identified by its historical capacity rather than presented as a contemporaneous Stellantis contract.¹ Current Israeli commercial channels relevant to the findings include Samelet, which describes itself as an importer of Stellantis brands in Israel, and Lubinski, which represents Peugeot, Citroën, Opel and DS in Israel.^{2, 3}

Direct Defence Contracting & Procurement

Ministry of Defence and IDF contracts. In February 2025, after both the 19 July 2024 ICJ advisory-opinion date and the November 2024 ICC-warrant date specified in the audit methodology, Israel’s Ministry of Defense announced a four-year leasing procurement for roughly 10,000 vehicles for permanent-service personnel. Eldan and Perry are the named tender winners; Opel Frontera was selected for the large-family category. The Ministry described deliveries as beginning in the third quarter of 2025 and continuing under the programme through 2028.⁴ The IDF separately described the new four-year vehicle-leasing arrangement and a 2025 fleet-refresh schedule.⁵ These sources establish a current Stellantis-brand vehicle in an IDF procurement programme, but they identify Eldan/Perry as contracting lessors and do not identify Stellantis N.V. as the direct IMOD counterparty.^{4, 5}

In November 2022, Israeli automotive reporting identified Peugeot 2008 as the vehicle selected for IDF combat-company commanders.⁶ Calcalist identified Eldan, Shlomo SIXT and Perry as leasing winners and stated that the Peugeot 2008 allocation would be supplied through Eldan and Perry.⁷ no public evidence identified that the same 2022 Peugeot arrangement remains active in 2026.

[pre-2020] A 2020 Lubinski announcement states that Lubinski won Ministry of Defense tender 1000640985 for Opel Combo vans for IDF/security units, covering 600 vehicles over 24 months with an option for a further 600 over the following 24 months; Lubinski also described comprehensive maintenance through its service centres.⁸ A separate 2020 automotive publication corroborated the award, quantity and maintenance arrangement.⁹ The stated procurement period is historical; no public evidence identified that the option was exercised or that this tender remains active in 2026.

Expansion addendum - 2020 date-label correction. The bracketed [pre-2020] label on the preceding Opel Combo paragraph is a metadata error retained from the baseline. The cited event and both supporting publications are from 2020, so the correct temporal description is [2020; pre-Stellantis]. Stellantis was formed in 2021. This correction changes no procurement fact and does not establish any post-2020 continuation; no public evidence identified that the option was exercised or that the tender remained active in 2026.^{8, 9} The same correction applies wherever the preserved baseline below repeats [pre-2020] for this 2020 Opel Combo sustainment finding.

[pre-2020] Historical Jeep/Chrysler military procurement was more direct at platform level. An IDF article states that the Storm 3 was manufactured by Automotive Industries Ltd. in Israel on an original Chrysler J8 chassis, with development beginning in 2008 and the vehicle ready for IDF use in 2011.¹⁰ Ynet reported the first deliveries from an Israeli Ministry of Defense order for 550 Storm 3 vehicles and described Chrysler as manufacturing the J8 components while AIL assembled and adapted the vehicles in Israel.¹¹ Globes likewise described US-sourced kits being assembled and armored in Israel to IDF specifications.¹² This was a Chrysler-era/pre-Stellantis programme and is not evidence of a current Stellantis contract.

[pre-2020] In 2017, Globes reported that the IDF was equipping battalion commanders with Jeep Wrangler Sport vehicles bought directly in the United States with US military-aid funding and then locally modified with protection, suspension, radio and tactical-computer equipment.¹³ Yediot similarly reported Ministry of Defense purchases of civilian Wrangler Sport vehicles and local military adaptation involving Asfir.¹⁴ The original acquisition programme is historical, although post-2024 operational use of Wrangler vehicles is separately evidenced below.

[pre-2020] Auto Truck Group reported in 2014 that it supplied/upfitted Ram 3500 pickups for the IDF under a five-year arrangement, with more than 200 vehicles in the reported tranche and roles including communications, casualty transport and ammunition carriage.¹⁵ The named programme contractor/upfitter was Auto Truck Group; the source does not establish a direct Chrysler/Stellantis contract. No public evidence identified of continuation of that agreement after its historical term.

Current operational presence. Wikimedia Commons metadata for an image sourced to the IDF identifies an IDF Jeep Wrangler in Syria on 8 March 2025.¹⁶ The underlying IDF release documents 474th Brigade operations in southern Syria on that date.¹⁷ This verifies post-2024 operational use of at least one Wrangler but does not establish when it was procured, which dealer supplied it, or a new Stellantis contract.^{16, 17}

Defence trade directories. Targeted SIBAT/Israeli defence-directory searches did not identify a current Stellantis, Jeep, Ram, Opel or Peugeot listing connected to an Israeli state contract. No public evidence identified.

Official announcements. The verified official/current state announcement is the 2025 leasing programme described above.^{4, 5} No additional public evidence identified of a current memorandum of understanding or direct defence-cooperation agreement between Stellantis N.V. and IMOD/IDF.

Dual-Use Products & Tactical Variants

Militarised product lines. AADS currently describes a commercial partnership with Stellantis Pro One serving government and defence customers with FIAT, Jeep, Ram and Peugeot platforms.¹⁸ AADS states that it supplied 190 AADS J8 4x4 vehicles to the Italian Ministry of Defence in 2022, continued deliveries in 2023, and currently supports a US Department of Defense Jeep J8 programme renewed in September 2023 for four years with a stated ceiling of $66 million.¹⁸ This establishes a current global militarised Jeep/J8 supply channel tied commercially to Stellantis Pro One; AADS does not identify Israel as an end-user under those current programmes.¹⁸

[pre-2020] In Israel, the clearest purpose-built historical tactical Jeep derivative is the Storm 3/J8: IDF, Ynet and Globes sources describe the Chrysler J8 base, Israeli assembly and IDF-specific military configuration.^{10, 11, 12}

Civilian-to-military distinction. [pre-2020] The 2017 Wrangler programme is expressly described as purchasing civilian Wrangler Sport vehicles and then modifying them in Israel for military use.^{13, 14} By contrast, the Storm 3 was an IDF-oriented J8 derivative assembled to military requirements.^{10, 11}

In 2026, Israeli firms Plasan and Asfir unveiled the Barak, a combat vehicle based on a production Jeep Gladiator Rubicon. Ynet describes a nine-seat troop configuration, casualty-evacuation and special-operations configurations, reinforced chassis/axles, military seating and a central machine-gun position.¹⁹ The report describes Plasan and Asfir as the builders and does not identify Stellantis as co-developer or report an IDF procurement award.¹⁹

Shladot currently markets its Tiger armored-vehicle family on Ford F550 or Dodge RAM 5500 commercial chassis.^{20, 21} Shladot states separately that its Toyota-based David is widely used by the IDF and names Mexico and the Philippines among Tiger users; its pages therefore do not establish that the IDF operates the RAM-based Tiger.²⁰

End-user certification and export licensing. No public evidence identified of an export-licence application, end-user certificate or government export-control decision specifically naming Stellantis/Jeep/Ram/Opel/Peugeot supply to an Israeli military or security end-user.

Heavy Machinery, Construction & Infrastructure

Equipment in occupied territories. No public evidence identified that Stellantis construction machinery or heavy equipment has been used for settlement construction, Palestinian-property demolition, the separation barrier or Israeli military-base construction.

The 2026 Barak report states that a protected version of the Jeep Gladiator-based combat vehicle is expected for operations in the West Bank.¹⁹ This is evidence of a stated future intended operating environment for a third-party Israeli military conversion; it is not evidence of an IDF purchase, deployment, settlement construction activity or a Stellantis decision to supply a protected West Bank variant.¹⁹

Direct versus indirect supply. Historical Israeli military Jeep programmes used intermediary/local integration channels: AIL assembled the Storm/J8 in Israel, while the later Wrangler programme involved US vehicle purchases followed by local military modification.^{10, 11, 13, 14} Current Barak development is attributed to Plasan and Asfir using a production Jeep Gladiator as the base platform.¹⁹ no public evidence identified of a Stellantis end-use-monitoring policy specific to these Israeli military conversions.

Construction and engineering contracts. No public evidence identified of Stellantis contracts to construct, maintain or expand checkpoints, detention facilities, military bases, the separation barrier or settlement infrastructure.

Supply Chain Integration with Defence Primes

Component/platform supply. [pre-2020] The strongest verified Israeli military-industrial integration is the Chrysler J8/Storm programme: Chrysler-produced J8 components/platform material were supplied for Israeli AIL assembly and IDF-specific adaptation.^{10, 11, 12} [pre-2020] The later Wrangler programme used standard Jeep vehicles followed by Israeli modification, including work attributed to Asfir.^{13, 14}

In 2026, Plasan and Asfir’s Barak uses the production Jeep Gladiator Rubicon platform and drivetrain as its starting point, while the Israeli firms perform the structural and military conversion.¹⁹ The cited report does not establish a joint-development agreement, technology-transfer agreement or defence-specific co-production agreement between Stellantis and Plasan/Asfir.¹⁹

Shladot’s current Tiger offering uses a Dodge RAM 5500 or Ford F550 commercial chassis as the base for an armored military/law-enforcement vehicle.^{20, 21} Shladot’s public material does not identify Stellantis as a programme partner and does not establish IDF use of the RAM-based Tiger.^{20, 21}

Israeli defence primes. No public evidence identified of a verified Stellantis component-supply relationship to Elbit Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems or the former IMI/Elbit Land for Israeli weapons programmes.

Joint development and co-production. Beyond the historical Chrysler-J8/AIL platform-and-assembly relationship and third-party conversions described above, no public evidence identified of current joint weapons development, licensed weapons production or defence technology transfer between Stellantis and an Israeli defence prime.^{10, 11, 19}

Logistical Sustainment & Base Services

Vehicle maintenance and sustainment. [pre-2020] Lubinski’s 2020 Opel Combo tender announcement included comprehensive maintenance through Lubinski service centres for the vehicles supplied under the Ministry of Defense programme.^{8, 9} This is a verified Israeli security-fleet sustainment arrangement by the local importer; no source reviewed identifies Stellantis N.V. as the maintenance contractor.^{8, 9}

[pre-2020] Auto Truck Group’s Ram 3500 programme included vehicle upfitting in the United States before shipment to Israel and was described as part of a five-year IDF arrangement.¹⁵ no public evidence identified of that historical arrangement continuing into 2026.

The 2025 leasing procurement names Eldan and Perry as the suppliers/lessors for the new four-year IDF fleet programme, including the Opel Frontera category.^{4, 5} The official sources do not identify Stellantis as the fleet-service counterparty.^{4, 5}

Base and installation services. No public evidence identified of Stellantis providing catering, fuel, waste, telecommunications, facilities-management or comparable services to IDF bases, training facilities or detention centres.

Shipping, freight and ports. [pre-2020] The Ram 3500 source records completed vehicles being shipped from the United States to Israel as part of the Auto Truck Group programme.¹⁵ no public evidence identified of Stellantis itself holding a shipping, freight-forwarding or port-handling contract for Israeli military cargo.

Munitions, Weapons Systems & Strategic Platforms

Lethal systems and munitions. No public evidence identified that Stellantis is an Israeli supplier or licensed manufacturer of small arms, artillery, ammunition, explosive ordnance, propellant, warheads or munitions precursor material.

[pre-2020] Ram 3500 vehicles were configured for several IDF logistics roles, including ammunition carriage, but the cited evidence describes a transport vehicle rather than manufacture or supply of the ammunition itself.¹⁵

The 2026 Barak includes a central machine-gun position and is described as a purpose-built combat conversion, but the military conversion is attributed to Plasan and Asfir and no IDF procurement is reported.¹⁹ Shladot’s RAM 5500-based Tiger can be configured as an armored military/law-enforcement platform, but Shladot does not identify the RAM-based Tiger as an IDF-operated vehicle.^{20, 21}

Strategic systems. No public evidence identified of Stellantis supplying Iron Dome, David’s Sling, Arrow, Israeli fighter-aircraft programmes, Merkava tanks, warships, ballistic missiles, fire-control systems, precision-guidance systems or warhead components.

Purpose-built kinetic software/AI. No public evidence identified of Stellantis providing an Israeli autonomous-targeting, kill-chain, fire-control or weapons-integration AI/software system falling within the Military domain boundary.

Export Licensing, Regulatory & Legal History

Export-licence decisions. No public evidence identified of a publicly disclosed government decision granting, denying, suspending or revoking an export licence specifically for Stellantis products supplied to Israeli military/security end-users.

[pre-2020] Historical Storm and Wrangler procurement sources describe US military-aid funding for vehicle purchases/kits.^{11, 12, 13} Those financing references do not themselves establish a specific export-licence decision involving Stellantis or its predecessors.

Arms embargoes and sanctions. No public evidence identified of an enforcement action, citation or investigation against Stellantis concerning compliance with an Israel-related arms embargo, military export-control regime or sanctions measure.

Legal challenges. No public evidence identified of a court proceeding or judicial review brought against Stellantis, or against a government specifically over a Stellantis defence-supply relationship with Israel.

Civil Society Scrutiny & Documented Investigations

Authoritative-source and NGO screening. The 2025 UN Special Rapporteur report A/HRC/59/23 was screened through an accessible ACCORD/ecoi document record identifying the UN Human Rights Council as the author and the 2 July 2025 publication date.²² The 2025 OHCHR settlement-business database A/HRC/60/19 was likewise screened through an accessible ACCORD/ecoi record identifying the UN report and its 26 September 2025 publication date.²³ Name-targeted searches against these materials did not surface Stellantis, Jeep, Ram, Opel or Peugeot as a target-specific entry; direct UN document retrieval returned access errors during this research, so this is recorded as a search finding rather than a claim of exhaustive manual inspection of every annex entry.^{22, 23}

PAX’s June 2024 report concerns European financial institutions financing international arms producers selling weapons to Israel.²⁴ Targeted searches of the report/page did not identify a Stellantis-specific arms-supply finding.²⁴ Al-Haq’s current publication index includes corporate-accountability and settlement-related reports, including the 2025 Don’t Buy Into Occupation V report; targeted Stellantis/brand searches did not surface a target-specific military finding from that index.²⁵

Targeted Who Profits and AFSC Investigate searches also produced no target-specific Stellantis military profile. No public evidence identified of an NGO/academic investigation establishing a current direct Stellantis-Israeli weapons contract.

Boycott/divestment. No public evidence identified of an organised boycott, pension-fund divestment or sovereign-wealth-fund exclusion specifically premised on Stellantis defence-sector supply to Israel.

Expansion addendum - Engineers Against Apartheid / campaign status. Engineers Against Apartheid (EAA) currently names Stellantis on its homepage among companies it asks to stop providing Israel with weapons or intelligence and to sever corporate and economic ties. The page is undated; its footer states copyright 2025 and it was live when checked on 6 October 2026.²⁶ The EAA page states campaign demands but does not provide a Stellantis-specific procurement record, weapons contract, intelligence contract, export licence or other primary-source chain proving a separate Stellantis weapons/intelligence supply relationship. Its wording is therefore recorded as advocacy and public pressure, not as substantiated proof beyond the vehicle procurement, operational possession and third-party conversion evidence documented elsewhere in this audit.²⁶

The preserved baseline sentence above should therefore be read narrowly: there is now verified public evidence of a civil-society pressure demand naming Stellantis, but no public evidence identified of an institutional exclusion or divestment from Stellantis itself on the basis of the military relationships documented here. Workers World reported that EAA demonstrated at UAW headquarters on 12 and 14 November 2024 to demand that the union divest from Israel Bonds.²⁷ UAW Region 9A later reported that delegates at the June 2026 constitutional convention voted to divest UAW funds from Israeli bonds.²⁸ Those actions concern Israel Bonds; they do not establish divestment from Stellantis securities, and the sources do not establish EAA as the sole or decisive cause of the 2026 vote.^{27, 28}

The Palestinian BDS National Committee’s current corporate-priority guide, published in December 2024 and live when checked on 6 October 2026, was searched for Stellantis, Jeep, Peugeot, Opel and Ram; none appears as a named current corporate priority target.²⁹ The guide distinguishes strategic priority targets from broader, non-targeted boycott activity.²⁹ Accordingly, EAA’s Stellantis advocacy should not be described as an official BDS priority designation. No public evidence identified of a direct EAA letter, email, meeting, shareholder proposal or acknowledged notice delivered specifically to Stellantis, and no Stellantis response to EAA was located. The EAA homepage itself demonstrates public advocacy naming Stellantis, but not company receipt or acknowledgment.²⁶

Corporate response. No public evidence identified of a Stellantis policy statement, contract termination or Israel-specific military end-use commitment issued in response to civil-society pressure over the defence relationships documented here.

Controlling principals. Stellantis’s 2025 SEC annual filing identifies Daniel Ramot as a non-executive director and records his Israeli nationality/Talpiot background.¹ A separate 2025 Stellantis SEC filing records [pre-2020] prior service in the Israeli Air Force.³⁰ The same annual filing identifies Benoît Ribadeau-Dumas as a non-executive director and records [pre-2020] prior roles at Thales, including business development and Thales Underwater Systems.¹ A 2026 SEC-hosted AGM result confirms Ramot and Ribadeau-Dumas remained members of Stellantis board committees after the April 2026 AGM.³¹ no public evidence identified in the targeted searches of a current Israel-specific defence directorship, FIDF/reservist-fund donation, Israeli defence-prime equity holding or contemporary military operational role by those directors.

Post-July/November 2024 continuity. The 2025 Opel Frontera IDF leasing selection, 2025 evidence of an IDF Wrangler in operations in Syria and the 2026 Plasan/Asfir Barak project all post-date the July 2024 and November 2024 benchmarks specified in the audit methodology.^{4, 5, 16, 17, 19} The first is an Israeli state leasing programme through Eldan/Perry; the second establishes operational possession but not a new procurement; the third is a third-party Israeli military conversion with no verified IDF award.^{4, 5, 16, 17, 19} no public evidence identified tying Stellantis N.V.’s decision-making on those activities to knowledge of, or a corporate response to, the ICJ advisory opinion or ICC warrants.

Settlement/occupied-territory nexus. The only current product-specific finding located is Ynet’s statement that a protected Barak variant is expected for operations in the West Bank.¹⁹ No procurement or deployment of that variant is established, and no public evidence identified of Stellantis vehicles being supplied by Stellantis for settlement construction, demolition, settlement infrastructure or checkpoint construction.