Later this month, Stellantis will current its new international van lineup. It plans to introduce “reimagined” industrial automobiles from a number of of the manufacturers beneath its company umbrella.
Jean-Philippe Imparato, head of Stellantis’ Industrial Automobiles Enterprise Unit, and Xavier Peugeot, Senior VP of Industrial Automobiles Enterprise Unit, will lead the October 23 presentation. The CEOs of Citroen, Fiat, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, and Vauxhall will be a part of them “for key product unveilings.”
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We do not know what Stellantis will reveal. The occasion announcement contains depictions of the a number of fashions from Ram, Fiat, and Citroen, just like the bite-sized Ami. Stellantis emphasised that its industrial automobiles unit is one in every of seven outlined within the automaker’s Dare Ahead 2030 strategic plan it launched in March 2022.
One van that may present up on the occasion is the refreshed Fiat Ducato. Our spy photographers just lately captured an up to date model of the van out testing. The third era launched in 2006 earlier than arriving within the US for the 2014 mannequin yr sporting a Ram badge. The refreshed Fiat probably means the ProMaster may additionally obtain one other styling makeover after being up to date for 2023.
The van had been spied sporting camouflage throughout the entrance finish, hiding the styling modifications coming to its face. The Ducato ought to get a brand new entrance bumper, a refreshed grille, and different front-end design tweaks. Stylishness is not a requirement for industrial automobiles, however effectivity is, and the van may launch with a hybrid powertrain.
Within the US, Stellantis gives the Ram ProMaster and the Ram ProMaster Metropolis for industrial car prospects. Gross sales for the 2 vans are up by means of the primary 9 months of 2023. Ram has offered 60,340 ProMaster vans and 12,333 ProMaster Metropolis vans, up 44 and 21 p.c, respectively.
The pair compete towards the favored Ford Transit and Transit Join. The automaker outsold its Ram counterpart, with 98,052 Transits and 14,124 Transit Connects offered up to now this yr. The Blue Oval additionally sells its full-size E-Collection industrial automobiles, which has racked up 30,503 gross sales by means of September 2023.
We’ll get a whole rundown of Stellantis’ “reimagined” industrial automobiles in simply two weeks. The automaker will stream the occasion, and you’ll tune in on Monday, October 23, at 9 AM EDT (3 PM CEST).
