TURIN – Stellantis opened its first battery cell and pack testing facility for Europe in Fiat's ancestral home of Turin. The site will be used to certify supplies before they are approved for production.
Stellantis has invested 40 million euro ($43 million) to repurpose 8,000 square meters (86,111 square feet) of the Mirafiori production plant, install machinery and retrain workers who will perform durability tests on batteries initially bought in by external suppliers.
Soon the center will also test batteries made by through the ACC joint venture that includes Stellantis, Mercedes-Benz and TotalEnergies.