Stellantis and the government are in talks to produce small electric vehicles in Spain

Stellantis, the company that owns brands such as Opel, Peugeot, Fiat or Citroën, could start in Spain most of the production of electric vehicles they launch from 2025. As it turned out, Five daysan automotive group that already has factories in Madrid, Zaragoza and Vigo, is negotiating with the government on the delivery of a small STLA platform to our country.designed for the production of small interchangeable vehicles.

Stellantis’ decision to bet on Spain to implement its STLA platform appears to be driven by new PERTE (Strategic Projects for Economic Recovery and Transformation) engine which the government could prepare in the coming weeks, and whose final bases are still unknown. In fact, the manufacturer confirmed to the aforementioned media outlet that, although a decision has not yet been made, since “there are outstanding issues that need to be closed” – probably referring to the conditions of PERTE-, “the dialogue is smooth” and “usual”. On the other hand, sources in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism claim that there is “complete harmony” between both sides.

One of the conditions we know about this second engine PERTE is extension of the investment period until 2028. They are, in particular, three years longer than those established in the first fund, which expired in 2025; something that prevented Stellantis from presenting a project to bring the STLA Small platform to Spain. Another novelty of the new PERTE is the possibility of financing individual projects.

Stellantis plans to produce small electric vehicles in Spain on the STLA Small platform.

If the agreement is confirmed (it could take months), Stellaantis, we repeat, will deliver the STLA small platform to Spain. for the production of electric vehicles small and that it will be ready by 2025. Thus, the company will start production of new models within two years.

In any case, this is not the first time Stellantis has joined one of the strategic economic recovery and transformation projects promoted by the Spanish government. He already did it with the first PERTE engine, where he got the investment 52.2 million euros for the plant that the multinational corporation has in Zaragoza, and 15.2 million euros for its plant in Vigo.

stellantis also also plans to build battery factories in Spain to achieve the objectives of the European Union with regard to electric mobility. “Battery factories will appear in Europe and possibly also in Spain,” Uwe Hochgeschurz, director of production at Stellantis in Europe, explained a few months ago.