Stellantis’ CEO is Portuguese Carlos TavaresLike that of the Citroën brand, Thierry Koskas, has been promising since before the summer that the group, which has a factory in Vigo, will focus its efforts on the launch of an electric vehicle costing less than 25,000 euros. The chosen model will be: ë-C3 and his home was almost certainly in Slovakia. Yesterday, The group cleared up all doubts and launched what they saw as “Europe’s first affordable electric car.”: A model with a price well below the specified figure, 23,300 Euros and 320 kilometers range. With this, Stellantis wants to counter the invasion of Chinese origin vehicles. And for this, Trnava takes advantage of the low cost its factory represents to act as a pioneer. “This is a response to the Chinese attack,” Koskas said yesterday.we must be able to fight on our own battlefields, especially on the cost front”.
Rather than choosing factories in manufacturing strongholds such as France, Italy, Germany or Spain, Stellantis chose Trnava to launch its private war against the Chinese vehicle, which it accused of unfair competition because it was subsidized by Tavares’ Government. He said the European Commission was investigating. Meanwhile, some of its brands are already positioning themselves strongly. Chinese MG, once British, sold almost 400 vehicles by August in Galicia alone.
To address this situation, European manufacturers need to reduce car prices and at the same time offer good autonomy. Stellantis’ bet is ë-C3, The fourth generation of “Citroën’s most popular” model – Represents almost 30% of European sales volume – Presented as a “simple electric experience” due to its 320 kilometers of autonomy and 320 kilometers of autonomy. Fast charging that allows going from 20% to 80% in 26 minutes.
But Stellantis’ ambition does not end there. The idea the company is considering is to launch a launch.A version with an autonomy of only 200 kilometers but priced below 20,000 euros. Specifically, they announced that it will arrive in 2025 with a price starting from 19,990 euros.
Batteries
During the introduction of the car, Deputy Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Hector GomezHe attended an event held in Zaragoza and made evaluations regarding the allocation of aid to the group. Perte VEC (Electric and Connected Vehicle). He concentrated his intervention, especially in front of the media, on support for terrorism. giant factory From Aragon batteries.
Gómez said he hoped to “fully support” the project, which was awarded the interim decision 53.3 million eurosA figure that did not meet the company’s expectations, as it represented approximately a quarter of the requested quantity. Regarding this, the minister stated that “there are procedural and technical evaluation criteria that all parties must develop” and said: will try “220%” to get it out.
Regarding other projects such as Stellantis Vigo for the battery assembly line (€6.7 million allocated) or the new industrial platform STLA SmallGómez stated that the decisions “should be clarified in the coming weeks.” “Stellantis will submit the requested documents and from there the Ministry will evaluate and provide a definitive solution.”he stated.