Stellantis Expects To Add More Gigafactories For Ev Batteries
Stellantis will build more battery-making plants on top of the six facilities it already plans in Europe and North America. The additional capacity will support growing production of EV vehicles, said Stellantis’ head of global propulsion systems, Micky Bly. “We have committed…
Jeep Owner Stellantis Invests $100 Mn In US Lithium
US-European auto giant Stellantis, whose brands include Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot, said Thursday that it was investing more than $100 million to buy US lithium, essential for producing electric vehicle batteries. Under the deal, US-based Controlled Thermal Resources will supply…
Stellantis’ Plans To Build $25,000 EV In US Clash With UAW Demands
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares last month said the sweet spot for affordable electric vehicles is “around $25,000,” adding that reaching this price point will be essential to safeguarding the company’s US manufacturing footprint in the long run. He also warned…
Sub-$27K Fiat Panda EV In The Works For U.S. And Europe
Stellantis is planning a new Panda-inspired EV with a lower starting price aimed squarely at halting the march gained by Dacia’s Spring EV. Additionally, the low-cost Panda EV will be brought to the U.S. as a second model to sit…
GM And Six Other Automakers Unite To Create EV Fast Charging Infrastructure Across North America
An alliance of seven major automakers that includes GM as well as BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, and Stellantis has shaken hands on building a network of EV fast chargers that will include tens of thousands of individual “high-powered charge…
Stellantis To Partner With Samsung For Second EV Battery Factory In U.S.
Stellantis, the parent company of Chrysler and Jeep, said on Monday it was partnering with Samsung to build a second electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant in the United States. The company said the site for the second plant was “currently under review”…
Battery Caps For Chrysler/Stellantis Electric Vehicles To Be Manufactured In Allen County
An estimated 300 new jobs – with maybe 100 more to come – will likely be created in the middle of next year when SH America opens up an electric vehicle battery cap plant in Allen County. The facility will…
Jeep Backtracks On EV Push in Europe With More Gasoline Avengers
Jeep is backtracking on plans to sell its Avenger subcompact crossover as an all-electric model in Europe, adding gasoline versions for Germany, France, and the U.K., according to a report last week from Automotive News Europe. The Stellantis brand unveiled the Avenger at…
Stellantis Reveals Its STLA EV Platform
International automaker conglomerate, Stellantis, unveiled the first of four scheduled new EV platforms that will soon power many of its future vehicles. The new STLA Medium platform is destined to underpin a variety of brands under the Stellantis umbrella in…
Stellantis Is Signing Up EV Charging Companies To Assemble Its Own Network
Stellantis says it is pulling together a network of public electric vehicle chargers that could include Tesla and nearly all of the other chargers in the U.S., Canada and Europe. But executives wouldn’t say for certain if the company will…
