Stellantis suspends activities at its Russian plant in Kaluga
- After trying to make the most of its Russian site in Kaluga for a dozen years, in which the production volume has always remained extremely low compared to forecasts and compared to the installed production capacity (125,000 vehicles per year including 62,500 for Stellantis and 62,500 for Mitsubishi), the Stellantis group decided to stop manufacturing vehicles in this plant. The production volume of the Kaluga plant had never reached 40,000 units on behalf of Stellantis and instead settled around 5,000 units per year on average, the best years having been the first years of activity (2011, 2012). The reason for the modest production was the low sales of Citroën and Peugeot models in the Russian market (all Kaluga production was intended for the Russian market). The addition of Opel models after the takeover of this brand by PSA brought almost nothing to the whole. The Kaluga plant therefore seemed doomed for several years, especially since Mitsubishi (a partner on this site) could withdraw at any time, due to its membership of the Renault-Nissan group, which already has vast production capacities in Russia. The project to manufacture new utilities on the Kalouga site has become null and void. These vehicles will ultimately be manufactured in Western Europe (Valenciennes, Vigo, Ellesmere Port).
- The Russian invasion in Ukraine is undoubtedly a good pretext for Stellantis to stop its (modest) activities on the Russian site of Kaluga. This decision is in line with the economic sanctions decreed by the European Union and the United States.
- In addition to stopping production in Kaluga, the Stellantis group has announced that it is suspending its import-export activity with Russia, which means that Stellantis is leaving the Russian market, as GM and Ford did several years ago.
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