Stellantis may transfer the Peugeot 208 production to Morocco and Spain
- An (unofficial)informationrecently released in the pressindicated thattheStellantis group was going to make industrial changesat themid-lifetime ofthe Peugeot 208 scheduled for 2023 (the nextgenerationbeing scheduled for 2026).
- In2023 therefore, production of thefacelifted Peugeot208may beentirelymade atthe Moroccan site inKenitra, except for thebatteryelectric versions (e-208) which will beassembled atthe Spanishplant of Zaragoza, alongside the Opel e-Corsa. We will therefore see aconcentrationof twoBEVs ona singleplant atStellantis in 2023, but the e-2008, e-C4, e-Mokka will continue to be produced on specific production sites.
- Atthe same time, thecapacity available inTrnava (Slovakia)following thePeugeot 208transfer toMoroccowill allow the arrival in 2023 of the newgenerationof the Citroën C3 (CC21) but above all the arrival in 2024 of the newgenerationsof the Citroën C3Aircross (CC24) and OpelCrossland (OV24)whose currentgenerationsare produced in Zaragoza, alongside the OpelCorsa.
- The two compact SUVs C3Aircross andCrossland will take the opportunity toend the use of the PF1 platformandbe equipped withthe CMP1platform, like the2023 C3,aplatform thatthe Peugeot 208 has been using since 2019.
- These production transfers willnot be temporary asthefuturegenerationof the Peugeot 208 (P31) scheduled for 2026 will be producedatthe Zaragoza site, alongside the future OpelCorsa (OV31) also scheduled for 2026, as well asattheKenitra site.Thesetwo models willbe based on thenew STLA Smallplatform.
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