DBRS Morningstar Assigns BBB Rating With a Stable Trend to Stellantis Finance US Inc.

DBRS Limited (DBRS Morningstar) assigned a Senior Unsecured Debt rating of BBB with a Stable trend to Stellantis Finance US Inc. (Stellantis Finance US or the Company).

Stellantis Finance US’ Senior Unsecured Debt rating is consistent with DBRS Morningstar’s credit ratings on the Company’s ultimate parent, Stellantis N.V. (Stellantis). The rating equivalency is based on the guarantee provided by Stellantis in support of the Senior Unsecured Debt of Stellantis Finance US; DBRS Morningstar notes that such guarantee is consistent with DBRS Morningstar Criteria: Guarantees and Other Forms of Support (May 31, 2021).

For more information on Stellantis, please refer to DBRS Morningstar’s Press Release on Stellantis dated January 27, 2021.

ESG CONSIDERATIONS
A description of how DBRS Morningstar considers ESG factors within the DBRS Morningstar analytical framework can be found in the DBRS Morningstar Criteria: Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk Factors in Credit Ratings at https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/373262.

Notes:
All figures are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.

The principal methodologies are Rating Companies in the Automotive Manufacturing and Supplier Industries (October 22, 2020; https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/368670), and DBRS Morningstar Criteria: Guarantees and Other Forms of Support (May 31, 2021; https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/379424), which can be found on dbrsmorningstar.com under Methodologies & Criteria. Other applicable methodologies include the DBRS Morningstar Criteria: Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk Factors in Credit Ratings (February 3, 2021; https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/373262).

For more information regarding rating methodologies and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), please see the following DBRS Morningstar press release: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/357883.

The related regulatory disclosures pursuant to the National Instrument 25-101 Designated Rating Organizations are hereby incorporated by reference and can be found by clicking on the link under Related Documents or by contacting us at info@dbrsmorningstar.com.

The rated entity or its related entities did participate in the rating process for this rating action. DBRS Morningstar had access to the accounts and other relevant internal documents of the rated entity or its related entities in connection with this rating action.

This rating is endorsed by DBRS Ratings Limited for use in the United Kingdom, and by DBRS Ratings GmbH for use in the European Union, respectively. The following additional regulatory disclosures apply to endorsed ratings:

Each of the principal methodologies employed in the analysis addressed one or more particular risks or aspects of the rating and were factored into the rating decision. Specifically, “Rating Companies in the Automotive Manufacturing and Supplier Industries” (October 22, 2020) was the primary rating methodology applied in determining the rating of parent company Stellantis N.V. Subsequently, “DBRS Morningstar Criteria: Guarantees and Other Forms of Support” (May 31, 2021) was applied in determining the rating of Stellantis Finance US Inc., which benefits from a guarantee of Stellantis N.V. The guarantee, in combination with DBRS Morningstar’s assessment of additional implicit support considerations, including (but not limited to) business, reputational, and financial factors (that are deemed likely to motivate a parent or affiliated company to support its subsidiary issuer), results in a flow through of Stellantis N.V.’s rating to Stellantis Finance US Inc.

Generally, the conditions that lead to the assignment of a Negative or Positive trend are resolved within a 12-month period. DBRS Morningstar trends and ratings are under regular surveillance.

For further information on DBRS Morningstar historical default rates published by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) in a central repository, see: http://cerep.esma.europa.eu/cerep-web/statistics/defaults.xhtml. DBRS Morningstar understands further information on DBRS Morningstar historical default rates may be published by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on its webpage: https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/credit-rating-agencies.

Lead Analyst: Robert Streda, Senior Vice President, Diversified Industries
Rating Committee Chair: Charles Halam-Andres, Managing Director, Diversified Industries & Sports Finance
Initial Rating Date: September 10, 2021

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-- Rating Companies in the Automotive Manufacturing and Supplier Industries (October 22, 2020)
https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/368670/rating-companies-in-the-automotive-manufacturing-and-supplier-industries
-- DBRS Morningstar Criteria: Guarantees and Other Forms of Support (May 31, 2021)
https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/379424/dbrs-morningstar-criteria-guarantees-and-other-forms-of-support