TURIN/MILAN – Stellantis has authorized the Jeep and Fiat variations of three new SUV/crossovers that will probably be constructed within the former Fiat Chrysler Cars plant in Tychy, Poland.

Manufacturing of a small Jeep SUV will begin in November 2022, adopted by a Fiat small crossover in April 2023, Stellantis paperwork seen by Automotive Information Europe present.

A 3rd mannequin for Alfa Romeo has not but been authorized.

All three automobiles will probably be underpinned by PSA Group’s Compact Modular Platform (CMP) that’s already used for the Peugeot 208 and 2008, Opel/Vauxhall Corsa and Mokka, Citroen C3, C3 Aircross and C4, and the DS3 Crossback.

The brand new Jeep, Fiat and Alfa fashions will primarily use PSA Group engines and transmissions.

Polish Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Gowin mentioned in December on Twitter that FCA (now Stellantis following its merger with PSA) will make investments 755 million zloty ($204 million) to construct the vehicles in Tychy “with prospects for a lot of occasions extra.”

Based on Request for Quotations given by Stellantis to suppliers and seen by ANE, total manufacturing quantity is deliberate to achieve 300,000 models a 12 months at full capability.

Manufacturing of the small Fiat crossover will account for 130,000 models 12 months. The automobile will probably be a five-door mannequin derived from the Centoventi idea proven on the 2019 Geneva auto present.

The Jeep model would be the U.S. model’s smallest mannequin, positioned beneath the Renegade. It should account for 110,000 models a 12 months. Alfa’s small SUV, known as the Brennero, will account for 60,000 models.

FCA might construct as much as 400,000 models a 12 months of CMP-based fashions in Tychy, Italian press reports said in 2020.

The Tychy plant at present builds the 14-year-old Fiat 500 minicar and the 10-year-old Lancia Ypsilon small automobile. It isn’t clear whether or not manufacturing of those two fashions will proceed alongside the three CMP-based fashions.

The beginning of manufacturing (SOP) schedule for the three fashions is listed beneath. Gross sales usually start three to 4 months after SOP.

• The Jeep, which is code-named venture 516, is due to enter manufacturing in November 2022, initially with a gasoline engine. A full-electric model will comply with in February 2023 and a mild-hybrid model in January 2024. Batteries for the full-electric model will initially be equipped by Chinese language provider CATL, switching in July 2023 to a different Chinese language competitor, automaker BYD.
• Manufacturing of a small Fiat crossover, code-named venture 364, is because of begin in April 2023, with a BYD-equipped full-electric model following in Could 2023 and delicate hybrid in February 2024.

Previously, the Jeep was anticipated to begin manufacturing in July 2022, adopted by the Alfa Romeo in January 2023 and the Fiat in July 2023.

The front-wheel-drive mild-hybrid variations of the three automobiles may have an electrical motor situated between the engine and the transmission.

The Alfa Romeo model that’s awaiting approval is because of begin manufacturing with the full-electric model in October 2023, adopted by a front-wheel-drive gasoline delicate hybrid in March 2024 and an all-wheel drive in July 2024. Alfa’s small crossover is codenamed venture 966.

If authorized, the Alfa crossover’s all-wheel-drive system, which has an electrical motor on every axle, is predicted to be added to the small Jeep.

The small SUV and crossover phase is the second hottest in Europe. The phase’s gross sales fell 18 p.c to 1.73 million final 12 months, in keeping with JATO Dynamics market researcher. The phase narrowly beat out compact vehicles for second place after the small-car phase, Europe’s top-selling phase.

The Renault Captur was the most well-liked small SUV/crossover with 177,556 models offered, adopted by the Volkswagen T-Roc at No. 2 with 158,776 gross sales and the Peugeot 2008 at No. 3 with a quantity of 156,150.