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Sevel

SEVEL S.p.A. (acronym of "Società Europea Veicoli Leggeri" – "Société Européenne de Véhicules Légers" was an Italian automotive company which produces light commercial vehicles. It was first established in 1978 by FIAT S.p.A. and PSA Group. Formerly, Alfa Romeo, Lancia and Talbot were also part of the joint venture. SEVEL Sud in Italy began manufacturing in 1981. SEVEL Nord in France started in 1993. FIAT sold its share of SEVEL Nord to PSA in 2012 and re-entered it through the merger of FCA and PSA into Stellantis in 2021. A joint venture extension for SEVEL Sud was agreed upon by both automakers in February 2019, preceding the merger of both companies into Stellantis..

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SEVEL S.p.A.
FormerlySocietà Europea Veicoli Leggeri
Société Européenne de Véhicules Légers
Company type
Joint venture
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1978 (1978)
FoundersFIAT S.p.A.
PSA Group
Defunct2022 due to Stellantis Group
SuccessorsStellantis Pro One
Headquarters
Atessa1
,
Italy
Area served
EMEA
LATAM
ProductsLight commercial vehicles
ParentFIAT / PSA (1978–2021)
Stellantis (2021–present)
SubsidiariesSEVEL Nord
SEVEL Sud

SEVEL S.p.A. (acronym of "Società Europea Veicoli Leggeri" – "Société Européenne de Véhicules Légers" (European Light Vehicle Company) is an Italian automotive company which produces light commercial vehicles. It was first established in 1978 by FIAT S.p.A. and PSA Group.2 Formerly, Alfa Romeo, Lancia and Talbot were also part of the joint venture. SEVEL Sud in Italy began manufacturing in 1981. SEVEL Nord in France started in 1993. FIAT sold its share of SEVEL Nord to PSA in 2012 and re-entered it through the merger of FCA and PSA into Stellantis in 20213. A joint venture extension for SEVEL Sud was agreed upon by both automakers in February 2019, preceding the merger of both companies into Stellantis.4.

SEVEL Nord

SEVEL Nord (from "Société Européenne de Véhicules Légers") is a car factory in Lieu-Saint-Amand, near Valenciennes, Denain and Cambrai, France, with manufacturing commencing in 1993. It was founded as a 50–50 joint venture between Groupe PSA (then named PSA Peugeot Citroën) and FIAT Group S.p.A.. SEVEL Nord started manufacturing vans for Toyota in 2013. A third generation of light commercial vans and passenger minivans was launched by PSA and FIAT in 2016.

It has a production capacity of 200,000 vehicles per year, and a total of 2,400 employees. In 2011 some 94,000 vans were manufactured, 74,000 of which were Peugeot and Citroën and 20,000 were FIAT models.

SEVEL Nord has produced:

SEVEL Sud

FIAT E-Ducato III
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SEVEL Atessa

The SEVEL Sud (from Società Europea Veicoli Leggeri") is a car factory in Atessa, Italy. The complex is owned by Stellantis. The factory began manufacturing in 1981.

It occupies an area of more than 1.2 million square meters, of which 344,000 are covered. It has a production capacity of 250,0005 vehicles per year, with a total of 6,3006 workers employed. In 2013, FIAT and PSA announced their new investment for a new generation van, with a €550 million/€150 million split in investment, with the joint venture continuing through their merger company Stellantis.7 The facelifted third generation model was launched in 2014.

In September 2018 the 6 millionth vehicle (a FIAT Ducato) was built in the SEVEL Atessa factory.8

Production by model between 1984 and 2025 in the SEVEL Sud factory:

FIAT Ducato Mk I (type ZFA 280 / 290)
Year FIAT
Ducato 		Peugeot
J5 		Citroën
C25 		Production
Total 		Year FIAT
Ducato 		Peugeot
J5 		Citroën
C25 		Production
Total
1984 50 180 19 905 19 511 89 596 1989 94 300 35 900 29 149 159 349
1985 45 010 22 875 17 000 84 885 1990 139 768 37 915 28 731 206 414
1986 46 420 26 600 18 700 91 720 1991 143 301 36 669 22 090 202 060
1988 55 730 32 865 32 400 120 995 1992 114 392 33 764 12 839 160 995
1989 94 300 35 900 29 149 159 349 1993 74 140 20 758 2 864 97 762
Total production Ducato Mk I (type ZFA 280 / 290) : 1 085 136
FIAT Ducato Mk II (type ZFA 230 / 244)
Year FIAT
Ducato 		Peugeot
Boxer 		Citroën
Jumper 		Production
Total 		Year FIAT
Ducato
Italy 		Peugeot
Boxer 		Citroën
Jumper 		FIAT
Ducato
Brazil 		Production
Total
1994 107 000 31 181 20 316 158 497 2000 106 464 61 008 37 845 692 206 009
1995 73 154 38 099 27 529 138 845 2001 126 321 65 485 41 806 4 370 224 805
1996 68 908 35 777 24 517 129 202 2002 127 351 54 425 38 659 3 210 236 822
1997 80 508 39 673 25 456 145 637 2003 124 972 46 690 41 875 2 862 216 399
1998 98 024 44 996 27 455 170 475 2004 126 166 47 038 45 921 4 941 224 066
1999 102 641 42 558 29 428 174 627 2005 110 379 42 674 47 801 5 361 206 215
Total production Ducato Mk II (type ZFA 230 / 244) : 2 231 599
FIAT Ducato Mk III (type ZFA 250)
Year FIAT
Ducato 		Peugeot
Boxer 		Citroën
Jumper 		FIAT
Ducato
Brazil 		RAM
ProMaster
Mexico 		Production
Total
2006 129 796 43 879 44 191 5 597 217 866
2007 154 308 56 629 51 774 7 275 262 711
2008 140 036 52 393 58 215 8 935 250 644
2009 70 674 23 916 23 194 8 021 117 784
2010 105 548 37 038 46 716 11 425 189 302
2011 125 944 44 267 54 451 15 362 224 662
2012 116 103 40 249 50 477 10 500 206 829
2013 114 479 39 667 49 054 14 414 12 840 203 200
2014 133 500 45 255 51 036 NC 24 291 229 791
2015 151 894 51 119 57 847 NC 24 291 260 860
2016 170 215 55 671 64 423 NC 45 198 290 309
2017 164 227 60 852 67 736 48 505 292 815

Source OICA.

Note: The FIAT Ducato is also manufactured in Russia (15,000 ex per year since 2007).

SEVEL Campania

The SEVEL Campania S.p.A. is the second factory of SEVEL Sud located in Pomigliano d'Arco, near Naples. The factory produced the FIAT Ducato and Talento and the rebadged Alfa Romeo AR6 until 1994 when it was discontinued.9.

Other use of the SEVEL acronym

The SEVEL acronym was also used by FIAT and Peugeot's Argentinian subsidiary after they merged in December 1980. Here, however, the abbreviation signified Sociedad Europea de Vehículos para Latinoamérica (European Company for making Vehicles for Latin America).

SEVEL Uruguay was founded in 1984, and had a SEVEL plant in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Timeline

Timeline of vehicles developed under the SEVEL joint venture or produced in SEVEL factories
Brand 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Alfa Romeo LCV AR6
Citroën MPV Nemo M.s.
Evasion / Synergie C8 SpaceTourer
LCV Nemo
Jumpy / Dispatch I Jumpy / Dispatch II Jumpy / Dispatch III
C25 Jumper / Relay I Jumper / Relay II
FIAT MPV Qubo
Ulysse I Ulysse II Ulysse III
LCV Fiorino III
Talento I Scudo I Scudo II Scudo III
Ducato I Ducato II Ducato III
Lancia MPV Zeta Phedra
Opel MPV Zafira Life
LCV Vivaro C
Movano C
Peugeot MPV Bipper Tepee
806 807 Traveller
LCV Bipper
Expert I Expert II Expert III
J5 Boxer I Boxer II / Manager
RAM LCV V700 City
ProMaster
Talbot LCV Express
Toyota MPV ProAce Verso
LCV ProAce I ProAce II
ProAce Max
Vauxhall MPV Vivaro Life
LCV Vivaro III
Movano C
Legend
  •      Manufactured by SEVEL Sud in Italy
  •      Manufactured by SEVEL Nord in France
  •      Manufactured by FCA in Mexico
  •      Manufactured by FIAT Tofaş in Turkey
  •      Manufactured by PSA in the UK

Note that in some cases, models are also manufactured elsewhere. For example, as of 2020, the Citroën Jumpy, Peugeot Expert and Opel Vivaro are also produced in Kaluga, Russia.

References

References

  1. FCA Press, ed. (9 July 2013). "Alla SEVEL di Atessa investimenti per 700 milioni di euro" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  2. "CO-OPERATION BETWEEN FIAT GROUP AND PSA PEUGEOT CITROËN IN THE LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SECTOR". FCA. 11 May 2006. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  3. FCA and Groupe PSA extend Sevel Partnership to 2023 on Stellantis, 6 March 2019
  4. FCA Press, ed. (14 February 2019). "FCA AND GROUPE PSA EXTEND SEVEL PARTNERSHIP TO 2023" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  5. "Siti produttivi FIAT e Chrysler con relativi pianali | Gruppo Hainz". Gruppohainz.it. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  6. "News Dashboard | Stellantis" (PDF). www.fcagroup.com. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  7. "FIAT, PSA will invest 700 million euros to extend van venture in Italy". Automotive News Europe. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  8. "Six million vehicles at SEVEL, the Ducato plant". FIAT Professional. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  9. "FIAT: CHIUDE LA SEVEL ED ARRIVANO 65 MILIARDI". Adnkronos. 22 December 1993. Retrieved 10 January 2019.