Stellantis aims to double its production at Ellesmere Port by 2027
- A few years ago, the Stellantis group decided to concentrate production of its battery electric small vans (N1-1 segment: Citroën e- Berlingo, Peugeot e-Partner, Opel e-Combo, Fiat e- Doblo ) at its Ellesmere Port plant in the UK. Production volume for these models there reached 26,386 units in 2025, according to Inovev, including the electric Toyota ProAce City, which is based on Stellantis' N1-1 small vans. This volume represents significant progress compared to 2024 (+25.5%), which did not exceed 21,018 units.
- But the Franco-Italian-American carmaker wants to go further and has announced that it will add new models to this site starting in 2027. These will be mid-range (N1-2) and fully electric commercial vehicles, such as the Citroën e- Jumpy, Peugeot e-Expert, Opel e- Vivaro and Fiat e-Scudo, to which will be added the electric Toyota ProAce based on these models. Currently, these models are produced at the Hordain plant in northern France, alongside their internal combustion engine versions.
- Stellantis believes it can double the production volume of the Ellesmere Port plant thanks to the contribution of these new models, especially as the share of electric vehicles is expected to increase within this category in Europe.
- According to Inovev, between 15,000 and 20,000 of these Stellantis and Toyota N1-2 electric models were sold in 2025, corresponding to a production volume of between 15,000 and 20,000 units last year. In 2026, sales of these models are expected to reach between 20,000 and 25,000 units. In 2027, sales could exceed 25,000 units, meaning the Ellesmere Port plant will indeed double its current production volume to over 50,000 vehicles per year, including the electric N1-1 and N1-2 vehicles.