The automaker is also changing the manufacturing process in Italy.
Stellantis has taken a while longer than other automakers to enter the EV market, but it has begun a slow transition. The automaker plans to transform the Turin factory into a manufacturing hub for electric vehicles. This is a significant step towards this future.
Stellantis will also build electric versions. Maserati Ghibli And Quattroporte The Mirafori factory produces sedans. These EVs will be available for the first time in 2022.
“Stellantis works with determination and alacrity in order to anticipate and prepare the energy transition at all its Italian industrial sites,” stated the company in a statement Automotive News Europe.
Italian manufacturing has been reworked to reduce costs. Production costs in the Stellantis factories are up to four times more than those in France or Spain. The reason is that the sales of vehicles from Italy are lower than expected, which drives up the cost to build each unit.
Automaker has gone to great lengths to reduce costs at its Italian plants. The company slashed the number of toilets at Mirafiori and reduced cleaning services. This is a small but effective way to reduce costs, but it won’t do much to solve the problem.
Stellantis plans to launch 20 electrified vehicles in the next two-years, with 10 being full EVs. A PHEV variant and fully electric version would be available for one vehicle. The product plan includes an electric Jeep for the first half 2021.
Dodge is already teasing an electric muscle car for 2024. It is expected to be available in 2022 . All indications point to a retro-looking vehicle that evokes models from the 1960s and 1970s.