Sevel Explained

Sevel S.p.A.
Former Names:Società Europea Veicoli Leggeri
Société Européenne de Véhicules Légers
Native Name Lang:it
Type:Joint venture
Industry:Automotive
Founders:Fiat S.p.A.
PSA Group
Hq Location City:Atessa[1]
Hq Location Country:Italy
Area Served:EMEA
LATAM
Products:Light commercial vehicles
Parent:Fiat / PSA (1978–2021)
Stellantis (2021–present)
Subsid:Sevel Nord
Sevel Sud

Sevel S.p.A. (acronym of "Società Europea Veicoli Leggeri" - "Société Européenne de Véhicules Légers" (European Light Vehicle Company)) is an Italian automotive company which produces light commercial vehicles. It was first established in 1978 by Fiat S.p.A. and PSA Group.[2] Formerly, Alfa Romeo, Lancia and Talbot were also part of the joint venture. Sevel Sud in Italy began manufacturing in 1981. Sevel Nord in France started in 1993. Fiat sold its share of Sevel Nord to PSA in 2012 and re-entered it through the merger of FCA and PSA into Stellantis in 2021.[3] A joint venture extension for Sevel Sud was agreed upon by both automakers in February 2019, preceding the merger of both companies into Stellantis.[4]

Sevel Nord

"Sevel Nord" (from "Société Européenne de Véhicules Légers") is a car factory in Lieu-Saint-Amand, near Valenciennes, Denain and Cambrai, France, with manufacturing commencing in 1993. It was founded as a 50-50 joint venture between Groupe PSA (then named PSA Peugeot Citroën) and Fiat. Sevel Nord started manufacturing vans for Toyota in 2013. A third generation of light commercial vans and passenger minivans was launched by PSA and Fiat in 2016.

It has a production capacity of 200,000 vehicles per year, and a total of 2,400 employees. In 2011 some 94,000 vans were manufactured, 74,000 of which were Peugeot and Citroën and 20,000 were Fiat models.

Sevel Nord has produced:

Sevel Sud

Sevel Atessa

The Sevel Sud (from Società Europea Veicoli Leggeri") is a car factory in Atessa, Italy. The complex is owned by Stellantis. The factory began manufacturing in 1981.

It occupies an area of more than 1.2 million square meters, of which 344,000 are covered. It has a production capacity of 250,000[5] vehicles per year, with a total of 6,300[6] workers employed. In 2013, Fiat and PSA announced their new investment for a new generation van, with a €550 million/€150 million split in investment, with the joint venture continuing through their merger company Stellantis.[7] The facelifted third generation model was launched in 2014.

In September 2018 the 6 millionth vehicle (a Fiat Ducato) was built in the Sevel Atessa factory.[8]

Production by model between 2000 and 2007 in the Sevel Sud factory:

Year Production TotalFiat DucatoPeugeot BoxerCitroën Jumper
2000205 317106 464 61 008 37 845
2001 220 435126 321 65 485 41 806
2002 233 612127 351 54 425 38 659
2003 213 537124 972 46 690 41 875
2004219 125126 16647 03845 921
2005200 854110 37942 67447 801
2006217 866129 79643 87944 191
2007262 711154 30856 62951 774

Source OICA.

Note: The Fiat Ducato is also manufactured in Brazil (6,000 ex per year) and in Russia (15,000 ex per year since 2007).

Sevel Campania

The Sevel Campania S.p.A. is the second factory of Sevel Sud located in Pomigliano d'Arco, near Naples. The factory produced the Fiat Ducato and Talento and the rebadged Alfa Romeo AR6 until 1994 when it was discontinued.[9]

Other use of the Sevel acronym

See main article: Sevel Argentina. The Sevel acronym was also used by Fiat and Peugeot's Argentinian subsidiary after they merged in December 1980. Here, however, the abbreviation signified Sociedad Europea de Vehículos para Latinoamérica (European Company for making Vehicles for Latin America).

Sevel Uruguay was founded in 1984, and had a Sevel plant in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Timeline

Timeline of vehicles developed under the Sevel joint venture or produced in Sevel factories
Brand1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
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AlfaLCVAR6
CitroënMPVNemo M.s.
Evasion / SynergieC8SpaceTourer
LCVNemo
Jumpy / Dispatch IJumpy / Dispatch IIJumpy / Dispatch III
C25Jumper / Relay IJumper / Relay II
FiatMPVQubo
Ulysse IUlysse IIUlysse III
LCVFiorino III
Talento IScudo IScudo IIScudo III
Ducato IDucato IIDucato III
LanciaMPVZetaPhedra
OpelMPVZafira Life
LCVVivaro C
Movano C
PeugeotMPVBipper Tepee
806807Traveller
LCVBipper
Expert IExpert IIExpert III
J5Boxer IBoxer II / Manager
RamLCVV700 City
ProMaster
TalbotLCVExpress
ToyotaMPVProAce Verso
LCVProAce IProAce II
VauxhallMPVVivaro Life
LCVVivaro III
Movano C
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alla Sevel di Atessa investimenti per 700 milioni di euro . . 9 July 2013 . 14 February 2019.
  2. Web site: CO-OPERATION BETWEEN FIAT GROUP AND PSA PEUGEOT CITROËN IN THE LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SECTOR . FCA . 17 November 2014 . 11 May 2006.
  3. https://www.stellantis.com/content/dam/stellantis-corporate/investors/bond-info/emtn-programme-psa/PSA_2nd-Supplement.pdf FCA and Groupe PSA extend Sevel Partnership to 2023
  4. Web site: FCA AND GROUPE PSA EXTEND SEVEL PARTNERSHIP TO 2023 . FCA Press. 14 February 2019 . 14 February 2019.
  5. Web site: Siti produttivi Fiat e Chrysler con relativi pianali | Gruppo Hainz . Gruppohainz.it . 2015-05-21 . 2017-01-12.
  6. http://www.fcagroup.com/en-US/media_center/fca_press_release/FiatDocuments/2015/december/Sevel_plant_in_Atessa_hires_more_than_300_young_people_on_permanent_contract.pdf
  7. Web site: Fiat, PSA will invest 700 million euros to extend van venture in Italy . Automotive News Europe . 17 November 2014 . 9 July 2013.
  8. Web site: Six million vehicles at Sevel, the Ducato plant . . 20 September 2018 . 10 January 2019.
  9. Web site: FIAT: CHIUDE LA SEVEL ED ARRIVANO 65 MILIARDI . . 22 December 1993. 10 January 2019.

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