- Stellantis takes dwelling award for Van Manufacturer of the Year on the Great British Fleet Awards 2024
- Stellantis is the UK’s best-selling van producer thus far this yr
- The group additionally leads the UK’s electrical van market
- Stellantis is the one OEM producing vans in quantity within the UK
Stellantis has been named Van Manufacturer of the Year on the Great British Fleet Awards 2024.
The award comes shortly after Stellantis revealed its newly-upgraded LCV line-up. Citroën, Peugeot, FIAT Professional and Vauxhall have all up to date their small, medium and enormous vans, with every receiving new designs, improved expertise and upgraded efficiency on electrical variants. The not too long ago up to date van vary is now open for orders.
John Kendall, Editor, Van Fleet World, mentioned: “Merging two vehicle brands is enough of a challenge, but trying to bring five together, while striking a deal to supply vans to another, certainly isn’t for the faint-hearted. In the past year, Stellantis has revised the van ranges for Citroën, Fiat, Peugeot, Vauxhall and Opel. Each model has received a facelift and range has been extended for all electric models. All new vans are now equipped for connectivity from the factory. The largest electric vans now all get the same motor and battery, while there are new transmissions for diesel models. At the same time, Stellantis has formed a new business unit, Pro One to handle LCV sales for all brands. It’s been quite a year.”
Lee Titchner, Director, Stellantis ProOne UK, mentioned: “This award reinforces our status as the UK’s best-selling van manufacturer and highlights the strength of our commercial vehicle range. We are proud to be leading the way in the electrification of LCVs, with all four brands offering an electric variant of every model in their line-ups. We are grateful to the Great British Fleet Awards for recognising our status as a leading provider of practical and affordable vans for our professional customers.”
The manufacturing group’s success is exemplified by its sturdy gross sales efficiency in 2024, which sees it lead the UK van market year-to-date. Stellantis accounts for almost one-in-three (31.24%) vans bought within the UK thus far this yr.*
Stellantis additionally leads the market in electrical van gross sales, with a market share of 44.82% year-to-date. As of March this yr, Peugeot took the crown for the best-selling electrical van model within the UK, with the E-Expert being the UK’s hottest electrical van year-to-date.
Stellantis is the one OEM presently producing vans in quantity within the UK. The manufacturing group produces the Citroën E-Berlingo, Vauxhall Combo Electric, Peugeot E-Partner and Fiat E-Doblo at its Ellesmere Port plant, the UK’s first EV-only quantity manufacturing facility. In 2025, Stellantis can even start restricted manufacturing of electrical vans at its Luton plant, alongside continued manufacturing of ICE vans.
*excluding pick-ups and off-roaders
About Stellantis
Stellantis N.V. (NYSE / MTA / Euronext Paris: STLA) is without doubt one of the world’s main automakers and a mobility supplier. Its storied and iconic manufacturers embody the fervour of their visionary founders and at the moment’s prospects of their revolutionary services and products, together with Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Jeep®, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, Vauxhall, Free2move and Leasys. Powered by our variety, we cleared the path the world strikes – aspiring to turn into the best sustainable mobility tech firm, not the most important, whereas creating added worth for all stakeholders in addition to the communities wherein it operates. For extra info, go to www.stellantis.com.