Stellantis will invest 160 million euros ($176 million) to prepare its factory in Rennes, western France, to build the next Citroen compact SUV, which will be mostly sold as a full-electric vehicle when it is launched in 2025, the automaker said.
Stellantis will use the investment to set up a battery assembly workshop as well as one dedicated to plastic injection molding, it said in a statement, adding that the vehicle's launch will happen on the future STLA Medium platform. The molding area will be used for front and rear modules, Stellantis said.