Stellantis outlines product plans going forward!
Stellantis is now an automotive giant, with twelve brands in its portfolio, seven of which it sells in the local market. We joined the brand at an event recently, in which it outlined its plans for the future, including building a bakkie here in South Africa!
We headed to the Gerotek testing facility in Pretoria to attend the Stellantis brand day, where the multinational corporation unveiled its new product plans for 2024, while also providing more details surrounding local production!
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Peugeot to build locally!
The big news to come out of the event is that the Peugeot Landtrek will be built in South Africa, making the French brand the 8th OEM to build cars locally. The facility, under construction in Coega, Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape, should be completed by the end of 2025, with the brand claiming it will have the first locally produced units ready by early 2026. Production targets are 50 000 units per year, with 40% said to be for the local market and 60% for export. At the event, the brand also showcased a base model single cab and double cab derivative of the Landtrek models, which should be the bread and butter models when these Landtreks are locally produced.
Facelifted Corsa
There's an updated Opel Corsa on the way, which now features a front and rear design with more styling cues from more recently introduced products such as the Mokka and Grandland.
All-electric Abarth
Stellantis will add electric vehicles (EVs) to its line-up in 2024, the most exciting of which is the little Abarth 500, a small performance hatchback that will get from 0-100km/h in 7.0 seconds and cover a claimed 225km on a single charge. Expect its arrival before the end of 2024!
New Fiat 500e
The other EV heading to local shores its the less powerful but equally quirky Fiat 500e, which is also set to arrive before the end of the year!
Updated Wrangler
Jeep fans rejoice as the updated Wrangler finally gets the 200kW/400Nm 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine, an updated front grille, and a revised infotainment system. The arrival of this updated model is imminent!
New Citroen C3 Aircross
There's a compact crossover version of the budget-friendly C3 coming in 2024 in the form of then C3 Aircross, while a turbocharged engine will also be added to the C3 range.
