Stellantis is negotiating with the Spanish govt to spend in the manufacturing of small electric powered vehicles in the region, according to reviews in the Spanish media.
The automaker intends to deliver the STLA Modest EV-targeted system to its factories in Spain, the business enterprise newspaper Cinco Dias described on Monday.
The two functions are negotiating in excess of circumstances for state help, the report reported.
Stellantis is Spain’s premier automotive producer, with about 850,000 automobiles assembled final yr, in factories in Vigo, Zaragoza and Madrid.
The Vigo manufacturing facility designed about 404,000 cars very last yr, generally commercial vans, like electrical variations, for Citroen, Opel/Vauxhall and Peugeot, as very well as for van husband or wife Toyota. It also builds the Peugeot 2008 tiny SUV. There were 365,000 cars crafted at Zaragoza, which will make the Opel Crossland and Corsa and the Citroen C3 Aircross.
The smaller factory in Madrid constructed 82,000 automobiles in 2022, solely the Citroen C4.
Of that complete, about 113,000 had been full-electric powered motor vehicles, Stellantis has explained. Foreseeable future Stellantis EVs will be designed on architectures referred to as STLA Tiny, Medium, Significant and Frame (for pickups and substantial SUVs). The automaker reported previous 7 days that STLA Huge autos would be allocated to its manufacturing facility in Cassino, Italy.