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Sevel S.p.A.
Formerly	Società Europea Veicoli Leggeri ; Société Européenne de Véhicules Légers
Company type	Joint venture
Industry	Automotive
Founded	1978; 46 years ago
Founders	Fiat S.p.A.; PSA Group
Defunct	2022 due to Stellantis Group
Headquarters	Atessa, Italy
Area served	EMEA; LATAM
Products	Light commercial vehicles
Parent	Fiat / PSA (1978–2021); Stellantis (2021–present)
Subsidiaries	Sevel 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 2021.^[3] 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. 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:

Minivans/MPVs nicknamed Eurovans (1994–2014): Citroën Synergie/Evasion, Fiat Ulysse, Lancia Zeta/Phedra, Peugeot 806/807.
Third generation minivans (2016–present)
Light commercial vehicles
- Citroën Jumpy/Dispatch
- Fiat Scudo (1994–2015, 2022–present)
- Peugeot Expert
- Toyota ProAce (2013–present)
- Opel Vivaro/ Vauxhall Vivaro

Sevel Sud

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 250,000^[5] vehicles per year, with a total of 6,300^[6] 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]

First generation (1981–1994)
Second generation (1993–2006)
Third generation (X250; 2006–present)
- Fiat Ducato
- Peugeot Boxer/Manager
- Citroën Jumper/Relay
- Opel Movano/ Vauxhall Movano
- Toyota ProAce Max (2023–present)

Production by model between 2000 and 2007 in the Sevel Sud factory:

Year	Production Total	Fiat Ducato	Peugeot Boxer	Citroën Jumper
2000	205 317	106 464	61 008	37 845
2001	220 435	126 321	65 485	41 806
2002	233 612	127 351	54 425	38 659
2003	213 537	124 972	46 690	41 875
2004	219 125	126 166	47 038	45 921
2005	200 854	110 379	42 674	47 801
2006	217 866	129 796	43 879	44 191
2007	262 711	154 308	56 629	51 774

Source OICA.

Note: The Fiat Ducato is also manufactured in Brazil (6,000 ex per year) and 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
Brand		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
Alfa	LCV					AR6
Citroën	MPV																																						Nemo M.s.
	MPV														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
	MPV														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
	LCV																																									Movano C
Peugeot	MPV																																						Bipper Tepee
	MPV														806								807															Traveller
	LCV																																						Bipper
																Expert I												Expert II										Expert III
		J5												Boxer I														Boxer II / Manager
Ram	LCV																																						V700 City
Ram	LCV																																		ProMaster
Talbot	LCV		Express
Toyota	MPV																																					ProAce Verso
Toyota	LCV																																	ProAce I				ProAce II
Vauxhall	MPV																																							Vivaro Life
	LCV																																							Vivaro III
	LCV																																									Movano C
Legend		Manufactured by Sevel Sud in Italy Manufactured by Sevel Nord in France Manufactured by FCA in Mexico Manufactured by 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

^ FCA Press, ed. (9 July 2013). "Alla Sevel di Atessa investimenti per 700 milioni di euro" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2019.
^ "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.
^ FCA and Groupe PSA extend Sevel Partnership to 2023 on Stellantis, 6 March 2019
^ FCA Press, ed. (14 February 2019). "FCA AND GROUPE PSA EXTEND SEVEL PARTNERSHIP TO 2023" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2019.
^ "Siti produttivi Fiat e Chrysler con relativi pianali | Gruppo Hainz". Gruppohainz.it. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
^ http://www.fcagroup.com/en-US/media_center/fca_press_release/FiatDocuments/2015/december/Sevel_plant_in_Atessa_hires_more_than_300_young_people_on_permanent_contract.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "Fiat, PSA will invest 700 million euros to extend van venture in Italy". Automotive News Europe. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
^ "Six million vehicles at Sevel, the Ducato plant". Fiat Professional. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
^ "FIAT: CHIUDE LA SEVEL ED ARRIVANO 65 MILIARDI". Adnkronos. 22 December 1993. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

[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] ttp://www.fcagroup.com/en-US/media_center/fca_press_release/FiatDocuments/2015/december/Sevel_plant_in_Atessa_hires_more_than_300_young_people_on_permanent_contract.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[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.

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