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Electric transition, the push comes from corporate fleets

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Electric transition, the push comes from corporate fleets

It will be the business-to-business sector that will anticipate the trends in the car market and the transition to electricity. The theme was at the center of the Digital Round Table on “Fleets and electric transition: a winning combination” organized by Radio24 and Stellantis opened by Santo Ficili, Country manager Italy for Stellantis and Maria Grazia Davino, Svp Sales & Marketing Enlarged Europe of Stellantis . “We are working to anticipate the electric transition thanks to the Group’s commitment to developing the range of new models”.

Ficili recalls the upcoming launches – from the new Alfa Romeo Tonale to the Peugeot 308 to the Citroen C5X, C5 Aircross and the Jeep Grand Cherokee – and the range of products, services and platforms offered by the Group – Free2Move eSolutions is an example – to accompany customers when choosing an electric car. in Italy, where Stellantis is the first Group by market share, “we constantly work to guarantee sustainability to our factories by improving performance to ensure a central role in the group”.

The Melfi plant, he recalls, will produce 4 new electrified models starting from 2024, Mirafiori will be a center of excellence for the transition, with the production of Maserati models, the Battery Hub and the new plant for VehicleToGrid technology. “The Group’s strategy – underlines Maria Grazia Davino – is not simply the answer to the prescriptions of the European legislator but it is a profound conviction that focuses on new products and on a wide range of services linked to sustainability, thanks to the 30 billion plan. to halve the Group’s environmental footprint ».

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Alberto Viano, president of Aniasa (Car Rental Industry and Confindustria Automotive Services) recalls how rental car registrations, in a difficult market, lose less ground than private individuals and grow as a share of the total. And if “on tap” models represent 9% of the market, the share almost doubles among rental cars. Giuseppe Di Mauro, Fleet & Buseness Solutions director for Stellantis pulls the strings: «In our portfolio we have products, with a coverage of the range of 100%, and services. We want to facilitate the transition by offering solutions for rental, and we do it with Leasys, and for recharging, thanks to Free2Move eSolutions ».

Roberto D’Arco CEO of Leasys, a Stellantis brand, recalls that “one in three cars on the market is electric and leased, in 2021 we issued a 500 million green bond, the first for Stellantis”. The range of rental solutions is therefore complemented by the infrastructures offered by Free2Move eSolutions, a joint venture between Stellantis and Noa. “We aggregate 260 thousand charging points in 27 countries in Europe – says CEO Roberto Di Stefano – and we aim to adapt our infrastructure to the European standard to integrate vehicles into the energy network and use the battery when the vehicle is being charged”.

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