Pablo Puy: “We strive for clean, safe and accessible mobility for all”
Since February, Pablo Puey has been the Managing Director of Stellantis in Iberia, which is equivalent to the position of CEO of Stellantis in Spain and Portugal. Now he has appeared in public for the first time to highlight the work his group is doing in the field of electrification, as well as to celebrate the extension of the aid under the Moves III plan -1,550 million euros-.
“The extension is good news.It would be better if the method of charging it was made simpler and more maneuverable. And I have my own personal experience: in my last position I spent five years in Portugal, and it’s not that it’s a less bureaucratic country, far from it, but it has a very flexible policy towards companies, which is very efficient,” Puy said during Stellantis’ Electrification Day.
“A company that wants to buy an electric car immediately deducts the VAT and does not have to present anything. So I think that such policies, simple, immediate policies, help to avoid the need to create a financial product to compensate and provide peace of mind to the customer,” he added, specifying the need for a “stable policy” as an analogue to the expansions achieved through Moves III, and argued that these should be “clear” directives. Puy said he “would like a policy like Portugal’s, which would be simple and immediate.”
Electrotechnologies are ready for any scenario
“We are committed to clean, safe and affordable mobility for everyone. In 2021, the group developed a plan called Dare Forward 2030. A plan that was clear about its ambitions and benchmarks for the future. We had the goal of reducing our carbon footprint by 50 percent by 2030, increasing sales of electric vehicles, becoming number one in customer satisfaction and, of course, improving the financial side. If you don’t have a solid financial side, you can’t invest in the future,” said Puy. In this regard, he specified that Stellantis will invest 50 billion euros by 2030 in technology and software.
This project includes three technologies: soft hybridization, with 48V electrical architecture coupled to petrol internal combustion engines; plug-in hybrids with electric motors that can provide a range of between 40 and 85 km, depending on the model; and purely electric propulsion systems which in some cases can add up to 700 km of range on a single battery charge. Stellantis is also developing a fuel cell, Puy said, for its commercial vehicles.
In terms of platforms, Stellantis’ future is articulated in four, which were initially intended for electric vehicles only but were eventually conceived as multi-energy: STLA Small, STLA Medium, STLA Large and STLA Frame, the latter with a structure of stringers and crossbars. Their adaptability allows them to take into account new customer needs or changes in legislation, both in terms of software and hardware. They join one is used by commercial vehicles of all types and the other is called Smart Car, special entry-level models for the respective ranges of the group’s brands.
In total, Stellantis offers 65 electrified models from 11 brands (Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Citroën, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Leapmotor, Maserati, Opel and Peugeot), covering all market segments. All of them with the 0 label from the DGT.
Stellantis is also a fundamental player in electrification in Spain, primarily due to its sales. Thus, Puy said that “we are leaders in electric commercial vehicles, with a market share that exceeds our average commercial vehicle market share. Our share is 33.2 percent of the total commercial vehicles in the world. And 36.6 percent in electric commercial vehicles.” But also because it the only manufacturer that currently produces electric passenger cars in its three plants in Spain, in Madrid, Vigo and Zaragoza, each with its own battery assembly workshops.
Puy also left open the possibility that the Leapmotor T03, an electric vehicle from a brand with which Stellantis has a joint venture, would be built in Spain, although the current plan is for them to be made in Poland. “I would say that any factory in the world is ready to produce any Leapmotor car,” the Argentine manager said.
Stellantis’ Electric Offensive With Big Discounts
In parallel with the extension of the Moves III plan until the end of the year, this has led Stellantis to propose new measures that will make the prices of Citroën, Fiat, Jeep, Opel and Peugeot electric passenger cars more attractive. These offers will run through the end of this month and can double the Moves III plan assistance for eligible customers by adding a discount equal to the amount of that program.
Citroen brings this initiative to its T-C4 and T-C4 an amount equivalent to that proposed by the Relocation Plan without write-offs, i.e. 4,500 euros; for orders placed before July 31. Obviously, this amount can be added to the amount received by the customer under this purchase assistance program, which can reach an additional 7,000 euros in the event of writing off an old vehicle with a combustion engine seven years old.
Fiatfor its part, it takes this action for granted new passenger cars in stockabout 200 units of the 500e and 600e models are available in Spain. This discount, also up to 4500 euros, It cannot be combined with other special offers or discounts.
Relatively Jeepthe conditions are a little different, since the brand guarantees a discount “equivalent to the Moves plan with or without debit”, therefore up to €7,000. Does this work for orders? electric passenger cars and, in this case, include plug-in hybrids. subject to the purchase assistance program. Jeep also clarifies that the vehicles must be financed through Stellantis Financial Services and that, in addition to the electric Avenger, there will be a Renegade and Compass PHEV.
Opelwhose range already includes the Mokka, Astra, Combo Life and Zafira in their electric versions, will also extend its discounts to the Frontera. It is specified that this offer will be “at least 4,500 euros at the recommended retail price, including taxes(equivalent to the amount of Plan Moves III aid without scrappage) in new vehicles.” And here, this contribution from the brand will not be combined with other promotions, and Opel explains that its discount is “not linked to the effective collection of the said state aid” and that it is limited “only to private consumers until July 31, 2024.”
IN Peugeot It can be obtained discount equivalent to the amount offered by the Moves III plan, without waiver for electric passenger car orders under conditions similar to those of Opel: for private customers for purchases financed through Stellantis Financial Services. As an advantage, these customers can take advantage of the Allure Care program, which offers an eight-year warranty. The models that will benefit from this offer will be the E-208, E-2008, E-308, E-3008 and E-5008.