Inovev expects 75,000 new Opel Vivaro SUV per year
- Previously based on the Renault Trafic, following former agreements signed between Renault and the GM Group, the Opel Vivaro changes completely in 2019. It now takes the platform, engines and body of Citroën Jumpy, Peugeot Expert and Toyota ProAce, following the acquisition of Opel by the PSA group. The front of the new Opel Vivaro has been customized to differentiate it from the other PSA group SUVs sharing the same base.
- The new Opel Vivaro will continue to be manufactured on the Opel-Vauxhall site in Luton, since this site was taken over by PSA during the acquisition of Opel, but some versions that were manufactured on the Renault Sandouville site will be discontinued.
- The Luton site, with a production capacity of 100,000 vehicles per year, should be able to manufacture 75,000 Vivaro each year according to Inovev, to which should be added 15,000 Citroën Jumpy and Peugeot Expert for the UK market.
- Since 2013, Opel Vivaro sales have benefited from the growth of the European market for light commercial vehicles. They practically doubled between 2012 and 2018, from 40,000 to 75,000 units.
- The new Opel Vivaro is equipped with 1.6l and 2.0l diesel engines used by the Citroën Jumpy, Peugeot Expert and Toyota ProAce, and like them, it should soon adopt an electric motorization.
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