Italy ne phir se France ko beat kar diya hai. Clear hai Antonio Filosa chahte hai ki jo bhi negative things Stellantis ko uske predecessor ke time pe problem de rahi thi, un sabko completely end kar de.
New CEO kaafi low profile type hai, unnecessary controversy se door rehte hai or spotlight mein rehna pasand nahi karte. Sirf tab bolte hai jab really important ho.
Spanish car company ne kaafi big steps liye so that un customers ka trust wapas jeet sake jo long running PureTech engine wale issue se affect hue the. Saath hi, jin logo AdBlue problems face karni padi, unko compensation bhi offer kiya gaya.
Ab ek or interesting cheez ye hai ki PureTech name bhi engines se remove kar diya gaya hai. Jo engines pehle French branch of Stellantis develop karti thi, unko ab "Turbo" name se jaana ja raha hai. But internally wo same hi "EB2" engines hai, bas name change hua hai, engine wahi old wala hai.
Stellantis is permanently discontinuing the PureTech
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Kuch bhi kar lo bas in engines ki disastrous reputation se relief mil jaaye, jo Douvrin factory mein ban rahe the, or jahan ke log company ke latest decision se bilkul agree nahi kar rahe hai.
Abhi Stellantis ke executives ne latest move ye liya hai ki in French engines ko leave kar ke Italian FireFly series ko choose kiya jaaye, jo Italy ke Termoli plant mein manufacture hote hai.
Carlos Tavares ne ek time pe bola tha ki small displacement wale engines, jo Latin America mein kaafi use hote hai, future mein end ho jayenge. Unka believe tha ki Europe mein inko remove kar ke sirf PureTech engines rakhe jayenge.
But because ye engine kaafi reliable nikla, scene thoda change ho gaya. Ab Firefly engine poori European lineup mein sirf 3 models mein milta hai, or all of three Italian hai: Alfa Romeo Tonale, Pandina, or new 500 Hybrid, jo Spain mein already sale pe hai.
Actually ye engine originally isi model ke liye design hua tha, so that electric 500 ki low sales ko balance kiya ja sake.
The FireFly engines might be the long awaited breakthrough from Stellantis
Stellantis ne confirm kar diya hai ki wo FireFly engine ki life or extend karega. Company already work kar rahi hai important technical modifications par so that engine new Euro 7 emission standards ko meet kar sake, starting mein 48 volt mild hybrid (MHEV) technology ke saath.
Ye kaafi massive investment hai, jisse ye Italian engine 2030 ke baad bhi production mein bana reh sakta hai. Saath hi ek or important project bhi chal raha hai, ek electrified dual clutch automatic transmission develop karna.
FireFly engines, jinhe GSE bhi bola jata hai, 1.0 liter ke three cylinder version mein aate hai jisme maximum 70 hp power milti hai. Aur ek 1.5 liter turbocharged four cylinder option bhi hota hai, jo 130 hp ya 160 hp tak power deta hai. Yehi engines Biscione brand ke compact SUV mein bhi use hote hai, or bhi kuch models mein.
Now, the question is Euro 7 ke according FireFly ko adapt karne ke baad, kya Stellantis sirf micro hybrid tak hi limited rahega ya phir usse kaafi beyond kayega?
Jaise future developments pe work kare, for example self charging hybrids ya even plug-in hybrids, jo fuel efficiency or performance ke case mein market ke best powertrains ko fight de sakein.