Remove Commercial Remove Light Remove Manufacturer Remove Spain
article thumbnail

Stellantis and Toyota Europe expand partnership with new large-size commercial van including electric version

Green Car Congress

(TME) announced the expansion of their existing partnership with an agreement for a new large-size commercial van, including a battery electric version. Stellantis will supply TME with the new large-size commercial van for sale in Europe under the Toyota brand. —Carlos Tavares, Stellantis CEO.

Europe 321
article thumbnail

Ford choses Valencia, Spain plant for next-gen EV architecture

Green Car Congress

Ford in Europe has chosen its plant in Valencia, Spain, as the preferred site to assemble vehicles based on a next-generation electric vehicle architecture. The decision on Valencia followed the conclusion of comprehensive consultations with teams in Valencia, Spain and Saarlouis, Germany.

Spain 199
article thumbnail

ACEA: EU commercial vehicle registrations: down 23.2% in Q1 2020; -47.3% in March

Green Car Congress

In March 2020, demand for new commercial vehicles fell by 47.3% across the EU, as measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 lead to the closure of dealerships, according to the ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers Association). The strongest drops were posted by Italy (-66.1%), Spain (-64.4%) and France (-63.1%).

2020 259
article thumbnail

Loop Energy and Técnicas Reunidas partner to accelerate the commercialization of hydrogen-powered vehicles

Green Car Congress

—George Rubin, Chief Commercial Officer of Loop Energy. Loop Energy is a leading designer and manufacturer of fuel cell systems targeted for the electrification of commercial vehicles, including light commercial vehicles, transit buses and medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

Hydrogen 199
article thumbnail

PSA and GM to build next-generation small light commercial vehicle

Green Car Congress

PSA Peugeot Citroën (PSA) and General Motors (GM) announced that as part of their existing alliance agreement ( earlier post ), the next generation small light commercial vehicles (B-LCV) from both companies will be built in the PSA plant in Vigo, Spain. They will be developed on PSA’s latest LCV architecture.

GM 150
article thumbnail

Stellantis partners with Toyota on large commercial van with electric variants

Teslarati

On Monday, May 30, Stellantis and Toyota Motor Europe (TME) announced the launch of a large-sized light commercial van (LCV) for Europe. The companies teamed up again in 2019 when Stellantis started making a compact LCV in Vigo, Spain. Stellantis will build the large LCV, and it will be sold in Europe using the Toyota badge.

article thumbnail

ACEA study finds 100-fold increase in zero-emission trucks needed in EU fleet in 10 years to meet goals

Green Car Congress

A new study by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has found that there are currently 6.2 million medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles on the EU’s roads, the average age of which is 13 years. The average age of light commercial vehicles in the EU is 11.6 years), followed closely by Italy (12.6

Fleet 435