Photo: Kleber Silva on Behance
Acquired by Fiat in May 1992, the Tychy manufacturing center is a vital location for the automaker’s European operations. More than 2,500 people are working at the Polish factory at the present moment, which serves as the stomping ground of the 500, 500e, and Lancia Ypsilon.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has announced an investment of 755 million Polish zloty into this facility, which converts to more than $200 million at current exchange rates. The moolah will go into the plant's retooling for the Common Modular Platform from Groupe PSA, the vehicle architecture that underpins various French cars and crossovers as well as Opels and Vauxhalls.
“The first of three new passenger car models” will start production in Tychy in the second half of 2022, and “preparations have already started,” according to the Italo-American automaker. As the headline implies, the newcomers will be marketed under the Jeep, Alfa Romeo, and Fiat brands.
During the 2018 Capital Markets Day conference, the higher-ups at Jeep teased an A-/B-segment sport utility vehicle with at least one level of electrification and level 3 autonomous driving technologies. The “A-UV” is likely going to go electric as well if you remember that PSA boasts six EVs underpinned by the electric version of the Common Modular Platform.
Then there's the Tonale, which was revealed in March 2019 at the Geneva Motor Show, but the specifications will differ from the concept car. Alfa Romeo has made quite a number of changes under the skin of the subcompact crossover, which slots under the rear- and all-wheel-drive Stelvio in the lineup.
As for the third and final model that will feature French underpinnings, I have this sneaking suspicion that Fiat is referring to the 500XL. Speaking to Auto Express earlier this year, head honcho Olivier François let it slip that “a blend of the 500X crossover and 500L MPV is the way ahead.”
At the time of writing, the most the e-CMP architecture has to offer is one electric motor with 136 PS (134 horsepower) on tap and a lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 50 kWh. The Peugeot e-208 and e-2008, for example, offer ranges of up to 350 kilometers and 332 kilometers (217 miles and 206 miles, respectively) on the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure.
“The first of three new passenger car models” will start production in Tychy in the second half of 2022, and “preparations have already started,” according to the Italo-American automaker. As the headline implies, the newcomers will be marketed under the Jeep, Alfa Romeo, and Fiat brands.
During the 2018 Capital Markets Day conference, the higher-ups at Jeep teased an A-/B-segment sport utility vehicle with at least one level of electrification and level 3 autonomous driving technologies. The “A-UV” is likely going to go electric as well if you remember that PSA boasts six EVs underpinned by the electric version of the Common Modular Platform.
Then there's the Tonale, which was revealed in March 2019 at the Geneva Motor Show, but the specifications will differ from the concept car. Alfa Romeo has made quite a number of changes under the skin of the subcompact crossover, which slots under the rear- and all-wheel-drive Stelvio in the lineup.
As for the third and final model that will feature French underpinnings, I have this sneaking suspicion that Fiat is referring to the 500XL. Speaking to Auto Express earlier this year, head honcho Olivier François let it slip that “a blend of the 500X crossover and 500L MPV is the way ahead.”
At the time of writing, the most the e-CMP architecture has to offer is one electric motor with 136 PS (134 horsepower) on tap and a lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 50 kWh. The Peugeot e-208 and e-2008, for example, offer ranges of up to 350 kilometers and 332 kilometers (217 miles and 206 miles, respectively) on the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure.
Google News