PSA Group said it would build new vehicles at Sochaux and Mulhouse from 2020/2021 but has not named the products “for strategic reasons”.
The production of the new vehicles, the details of which will be revealed later, will “secure medium term manufacturing visibility” for the plants which are currently being modernised.
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Mulhouse is rolling out its Mulhouse 2020 transformation project while Sochaux plant is implementing its Sochaux 2022 project and will start constructing a building for its future stamping line.
“Thanks to these upgrades, both plants are becoming more efficient and will soon be among the best performing in Europe,” PSA said.
Less than 70km (43 miles) apart, Mulhouse and Sochaux will soon manufacture all vehicles on the PSA EMP2 platform.
PSA said: “As they have each been awarded production of highly popular models and other vehicles, which complement the existing offering, the plants will use these advantages to fully utilise their production capacity and enjoy a sustained level of activity. Their proximity and mutual responsibility for new vehicles will encourage economies of scale, as the plants will share the production of sub-assemblies and use the same supplier pool.”
According to just-auto’s PLDB database, Mulhouse currently produces Peugeot 308 variants and the 2008, Citroen C4s, and various DS Crossbacks while Sochaux also builds 308s plus the 3008 and DS5.
