Stellantis is off to an incredible begin following its official institution earlier this 12 months. The newly-founded producer is at present the most important automaker in Europe by the variety of gross sales in the course of the first two months of the 12 months. And sure, this implies it’s beating Volkswagen Group.
Based on knowledge from European Car Producers’ Affiliation (ACEA), Stellantis has delivered a complete of 480,888 passenger automobiles and lightweight business automobiles within the 30 European nations the group tracks. In opposition to that, Volkswagen Group has shifted 452,400 automobiles from all its manufacturers, giving Stellantis a bonus of about 28,500 extra automobiles offered in January and February 2021.
It’s necessary to notice that in relation to passenger automotive gross sales solely, VAG retains its high place. With 419,855 gross sales, it’s forward of Stellantis, which offered 377,244 passenger automobiles throughout that interval. Merely put, Stellantis’ 103,644 light-commercial automobiles have been sufficient to compensate for the decrease passenger automotive gross sales.
An enormous contributor to Stellantis’ nice outcomes was Peugeot. In February, the French had the 2 top-selling fashions on the Previous continent with the 208 taking the crown with 18,351 gross sales, adopted by the 2008 crossover primarily based on the identical platform with 16,845 deliveries. The Volkswagen Golf was third, adopted by the Renault Clio and Toyota Yaris.
Looking at 2020, Volkswagen Group took a snug win over its rivals with 3.23 million passenger and LCV gross sales. The mixed gross sales of PSA and FCA have been about 3.03 million however evidently 2021 is off to a stronger begin with the launch of Stellantis as an automaker.
The elevated gross sales might be an indication of optimistic adjustments inside Stellantis regardless of the current considerably bizarre cost-cutting measures. Massive synergies are anticipated to take impact as early as 2023, when completely different manufacturers from the automaker are anticipated to unify their manufacturing and generate additional financial savings.
