Production of BEVs in Italy 2030
- Inovev forecasts that Italy could produce around 192,000 electric vehicles (BEVs) in 2030. As of today, there are no known BEV production facilities in the country other than those of the Stellantis Group.
- By far the largest production nationwide is likely to be in the Mirafiori plant near Turin, which produces the battery electric Fiat 500e. The Melfi plant could take several models from DS, Opel and Lancia, but Inovev forecasts that plant to produce only less than 90,000 by 2030.
- Still it is unclear whether Stellantis will have possible BEV models produced in Cassino by the Lancia brand, which is currently produced only in Poland but marketed only in Italy, or by the premium Alfa Romeo brand, especially as the plant would have to be rebuilt for this purpose. Alfa Romeo's conventional models are already produced in Cassino, but no plans have yet been announced for the brand's electrification.
- European car production is being converted to electric mobility due to various compelling factors, and future Italian car production depends almost entirely on a single group, Stellantis. More precisely, on a single model, the Fiat 500e, because its plant is the only one today that has a chance of achieving a significant production volume. If Cassino remain at their current levels, there will be only two sites capable of meeting European requirements for automotive production with alternative powertrains. The potential that currently emerges for 2030 is far below that of Spain (1.5 million BEVs), Germany (1.3 million BEVs) and France (827,000 BEVs).