Stellantis threatens to kill production in the UK, saying the country has set sales targets for electric cars way too high

Stellantis NV will quit making vehicles in the UK unless the government eases electric-vehicle sales targets, just months after retooling one of its British plants to make only battery-powered vans.

The zero-emissions vehicle sales targets are unsustainable, Maria Grazia Davino, the company’s managing director for the region, told reporters Tuesday. The comments come as the UK heads for a…