By Denny Jacob
Jeep owner Stellantis disclosed it recently completed a series of open market purchases of 8.3 million shares of Archer Aviation.
The European car maker and the French car-leasing company in January 2023 said its goal was to mass produce Archer's Midnight aircraft as its exclusive contract manufacturer.
Stellantis has been a strategic partner to Archer since 2020 and an investor since 2021. It holds a roughly 15% stake in Archer, according to FactSet.
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