Stellantis said Tuesday that it will start production of a groundbreaking, small, affordable 'E-Car' at its plant at Pomigliano d'Arco, near Naples, from 2028.
    The Italian-French-American group said the "E" in E-Car stands for European, Emotion, Electric and Environmental friendly.
    It said the aim is to fill the gap left by the auto markets' neglect of small affordable car segment in Europe in recent years.
    "The E-Car is a concept that finds its natural match in the small car success that runs deep in our European Stellantis DNA," said Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa.
    "Our customers are calling for a revival of small, stylish vehicles, proudly produced in Europe, which are also affordable and environmentally friendly.

"Stellantis is answering their call with exciting new models for multiple brands.

Production is expected to start in 2028 in our Pomigliano (Italy) plant." Stellantis, whose brands include Jeep, Peugeot, Fiat, Lancia, Maserati, Alfa Romeo and Chrysler, is seeking to turn itself around with better focus on its customers' demands after making a net loss of 22.3 billion euros in 2025 following a huge write-down on its balance sheet after it overestimated the pace of the transition towards electric vehicles.
   

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