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At Tychy there will also be two new hybrid and electric models from Jeep and Fiat
At Tychy there will also be two new hybrid and electric Jeep and Fiat models
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FCA has announced “new strategic investments in Poland that will lead to the innovation of the Tychy plant where a production line for three new models will be installed respectively with the brands Jeep, Fiat and Alfa Romeo”. Thus, a spokesperson for the group confirmed the content of a press release issued on the Polish market. The first car, he added, “will be marketed in the second half of 2022 and all new models will be powered by hybrid and fully electric systems.”
The Tychy plant employs around 2,500 people and currently produces the Fiat 500, 500 Abarth and Lancia Ypsilon. In 2019, the plant produced approximately 263,000 vehicles exported almost entirely to 58 markets around the world.
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In particular, the following will be produced at Tichy: an Alfa Romeo compact SUV, known until now as the Brenner, the compact B segment replacing the Punto, and a smaller Jeep model compared to the Renagade.
The future models, which will be born under the aegis of the Stellantis group (FCA + PSA), will also be hybrid and electric and will take advantage of the Cmp (Common Modular Platform) developed by Psa, today the starting point for models such as Peugeot 208 and Opel Corsa. . In addition to ensuring the choice between traditional motors and fully electric units, French architecture is at the center of the platform sharing plan, one of the pillars of the new Stellantis group.
“Modern, hybrid and electric cars from the Jeep, Fiat and Alfa Romeo brands will start to roll out of the Tychy factory in 2022,” Polish Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Gowin commented on Twitter, speaking of an investment of 755 million zloty. (167 million euros).
