Governments in Europe are fighting to get it production electric cars, Companies that represent the future of the auto industry conquering the market, and the year 2035, when the sale of internal combustion vehicles will be banned, is approaching. In this content, France puts the highest pressure on Stellantis to place the Peugeot e-208 in this country. Europe’s best selling pure plug-in model. The group entrusted its production to the Figueruelas factory in Zaragoza.There is no hybrid version of this and there is no turning back from this decision.
This was implied by the CEO of the multinational, Carlos Tavares The latest statements gathered by Bloomberg also point to union sources from the Aragon plant and industry. However, according to the French press, The conflict between the company and Emmanuel Macron’s Manager continues. desiring to “return to his country” new generation of electric model He said he would see the light for 2026 or 2027. “It is still under discussion and Stellantis’ decision is expected in November. It’s a lot of money and the State is considering possible subsidies.”It provides a government fund to the French business newspaper Les Échos.
The auto giant tried to be cautious in its industrial plans for Peugeot, amid suspicions that the issue had created among French officials. For this reason, chose not to put a name or surname on the second electric model announced by the company.which will take place on the territory of Aragon in October 2022. It’s been almost eight months since then, and the group still hasn’t officially said what this new car will be, despite plenty of evidence that it’s the e-208.
The fact is that everything is ready for this twin brother of the Opel Corsa to be transported to the assembly lines of Figueruelas and thus will be launched at the launch of a product of the French brand Lion. its beginning Mass production in Zaragoza is scheduled for next September. a few weeks before the team returns from summer vacation (on the 21st).
The group allocates an ST;A platform and an investment of 160 million euros in Rennes
Currently, the thermal is distributed among the assembly of the Peugeot 208 Stellantis factories in Trnava (Slovakia) and Kenitra (Morocco), the electric version is specially produced in the first of these factories. Figueruelas will soon take over and start producing its second zero-emission vehicle after the Corsa-e, which has been assembled for three years. These will merge Third electric Lancia Ypsilon from April 2024. The landing of this tourism was officially confirmed by the company a few weeks ago, on the occasion of the visit of the CEO of the Italian brand, Luca Napolitano, to Zaragoza.
Right now The current Peugeot e-208 is impossible to manufacture in France because the decision to move to Spain has been made for over a year, and a change of this magnitude is not made overnight. In fact, the workers at the Ribera Alta del Ebro plant had already known the car’s look and design for six months. restatement (refresh) will be released next fall. And at the end of 2022, test production of the first unsold units of the model began at the factory, as this paper has already progressed.
The countdown to the start of mass production will come at the end of summer. As if that wasn’t enough, many local suppliers They have contracts to produce parts for this model for a long time.
Investments and projects in France
If there is to be a return to a French factory, it will be for the next generation of the model expected in 2026 or 2027. The new epic of the car will be all-electric and based on the future mounting platform. STLA Small Stellantis. The Zaragoza plant is a definite candidate to host this system, but the final word has yet to be said.
Stellantis committed to producing 12 electrified models in France, as well as having investments to manufacture electric motors in Tremery and a battery factory in Douvrin. Another factory, Metz, is ramping up production of electric dual-clutch transmissions, and the company has delivered the STLA Medium platform to the Rennes factory with a combined investment of 160 million euros, which it anticipates launching in 2025. electric SUV.
Have Carlos Tavares When asked about France’s struggle for the Peugeot e-208, who visited the factory last Thursday to give the good news, he praised the projects and investments the company has committed to that country. “Don’t you think we’ve done most of what needs to be done in this country?”confirmed, according to the Bloomberg agency. “What else can I do? Tell me. You can ask me to jeopardize the company, and I don’t want to.”added.
French pressure on Stellantis for the electric model in question caused some shock among the unions during the negotiation a few months ago. The new collective agreement of Stellantis Figueruelas, however, a deal that protected the factory’s future after 2030 was finally closed.