Stellantis abhi Leapmotor ke saath advanced talks mein hai, so that jointly Opel ka ek electric SUV banaya ja sake. Ye SUV Chinese automaker ki technology use karega or Spain ke Zaragoza plant mein produce hoga. Yeh baat 3 sources ne Reuters ko batayi.
Agar yeh deal final ho jaati hai, so Stellantis ko new EV model develop karne mein cost or time dono kam lagenge, because ab woh petrol electric hybrid cars par more focus kar raha hai. This year starting mein hi company ne apne EV plans ko slow karne ke effort mein $25 billion ka writedown bhi announce kiya tha.
Yeh bhi try kar raha hai ki Europe mein BYD or Chinese brands se competition ko handle kare, or apne European plants ka utilisation better kare.
Stellantis ke CEO Antonio Filosa, jo last year June mein top position pe aaye the, 21 May ko ek new long term business plan present karne wale hai.
Stellantis ne 2023 mein Chinese company Leapmotor ka around 20% stake leke partnership kari. And unka ek joint venture bhi hai, Leapmotor International, jo China ke outside Leapmotor ki cars ki sales or production handle karta hai.
New model Chinese automaker ke B10 compact SUV ke saath same architecture share karega. Sources ke according, B10 ko bhi this year end tak Europe market ke liye Zaragoza mein assemble kiya jayega.
New Opel model ka production 2028 mein start hona expected hai, or target hai every year around 50,000 cars produce karne ka, aisa un 2 sources ne bola.
Yeh jo terms discuss ho rahe hai unke according, Leapmotor main technology or components provide karega, jaise electronic or electrical parts. And Opel car ka exterior design karega, ek source ne bataya. Saath hi usne yeh bhi add kiya ki car ka kaafi significant portion development ka China mein hoga.
Stellantis or Leapmotor ke between Opel project (codename O3U) ko lekar talks late 2025 mein start hui thi, or ho sakta hai ki isi month hi agreement finalize ho jaye, aisa uss source ne bola.
Stellantis or Leapmotor ke between Opel SUV development ko lekar jo advanced talks chal rahi hai, unki details pehle kabhi report nahi hui thi.
Stellantis ne bola ki both partners ke between regularly talks hoti rehti hai collaboration expand karne ke ways par, but isse zyada kuch bolne se unhone mana kar diya.
Leapmotor ne Reuters ko bola ki woh partners ke saath baat kar rahe hai, including Stellantis, but sirf apne khud ke made components supply karne ke liye, platform level pe koi collaboration ka plan nahi hai.
Chinese automaker ne Opel EV plans ke details pe comment karne se mana kar diya, jaise production timeline kya hoga or kitna output target hai.
Last month Leapmotor ne bola tha ki woh October se Spain se apni vehicles ka mass production start karne ki expectation kar raha hai, or Stellantis ke saath kuch projects abhi "advanced negotiation stages" mein hai.
Preliminary discussions on additional projects
Ek third source ne bola ki Stellantis abhi Leapmotor ki EV technology ko study kar raha hai, so that next gen Opel Mokka B SUV develop kar sake.
Us source ne yeh bhi bola ki us model ki production baad mein France se Spain shift ho sakti hai.
Opel ki cars Stellantis ke 2025 ke Europe sales ka around 21% thi. Europe hi brand ka main market hai, or Germany uska single larget country market hai.
Stellantis ne Leapmotor ke saath initial talks start kar di hai, jisme possibility discuss ho rahi hai ki same architecture use karke Alfa Romeo ka ek model Zaragoza plant mein develop kiya ja sake, so that wahan ki capacity ko better use kiya ja sake, aisa ek source ne bola.
Stellantis ko EVs mein kaafi big hit laga, unhone bola ki unhone energy transition ki speed thodi zyada hi assume kar li thi, but fir bhi EVs unki strategy ka part hai, especially Europe mein.
Yeh jo potential Opel EV hai, yeh actually both automakers ke between chal rahi additional discussions mein sabse zyada advanced stage par hai.
Unhone or bhi baatein ki hai, especially small A-segment cars ke liye , jo Leapmotor ki architecture par based hogi. But un models ke liye Zaragoza wale plant se different production line ki need hogi, aisa ek source ne bataya.
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