Stellantis Invests €130Mn in German Plant to Build Electric Opel Grandland Successor

Stellantis is to invest over €130 million in the Eisenach Assembly Plant in Germany, to produce the all-electric successor to the Opel Grandland compact SUV. The battery electric vehicle (BEV) will be built on the all-new STLA Medium platform.

Production of the new BEV is scheduled to begin in the second half of 2024.

The Opel Grandland currently produced at Eisenach includes plug-in hybrid variants.

Opened in September 1992 with production of the Opel Astra, the Eisenach Assembly Plant is located in the state of Thuringia, central Germany.

Opel has commited to offer a fully electric product lineup by 2028 in Europe.

Florian Huettl, Opel CEO, says: “We have been building top-quality vehicles here in Thuringia for 31 years and improved our competitiveness continuously. We will stay on this clear path with the electric successor to the Opel Grandland. This decision is another important step for Opel on the way to the declared goal of being a purely electric brand in Europe by 2028.”

Arnaud Deboeuf, Stellantis Chief Manufacturing Officer, adds: “Eisenach, our most compact plant in Germany, has demonstrated a strong drive in quality improvements. With this allocation of Stellantis’ new fully BEV platform, STLA Medium, Eisenach plant’s highly skilled workforce will continue to improve the cost and the quality of the vehicles they produce to delight our customers.”

“At Stellantis, ‘We Win Together’ is a core value and this announcement for Eisenach demonstrates that value in action,” comments Xavier Chereau, Chairman of the Opel Supervisory Board and Chief Human Resources & Transformation Officer at Stellantis. “A focus on improving quality and costs from Eisenach management and employees, combined with the input and social dialogue with the German union representatives, help define the future.”

Stellantis is investing more than €30 billion through 2025 in electrification and software to deliver BEVs that meet customer demands.