Overview
- Stellantis and state-owned Dongfeng signed a strategic cooperation that tasks their Wuhan joint-venture plant with producing four “new energy” models starting in 2027 for China and export markets.
- The program includes two Peugeot models inspired by the Concept 6 and Concept 8 shown in Beijing and two Jeep off-road new-energy vehicles, with total investment above RMB 8 billion and about €130 million from Stellantis.
- Key details remain open, with vehicle platforms, target export markets, and other terms still subject to implementation agreements and regulatory approvals.
- Reuters reported, citing sources, that the companies plan a new joint venture to build at least one Voyah-branded electric vehicle at Stellantis’ Rennes plant in France to avoid EU import duties, which neither firm has confirmed.
- In parallel, Stellantis is expanding its Leapmotor partnership in Europe by evaluating a new line in Zaragoza and a possible Villaverde transfer for around 2028, a move aimed at faster, lower-cost EVs and better use of factory capacity.