Sevel#Sevel Nord
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The Société Européenne de Véhicules Léger SA (European Society for light commercial vehicles ), also known as Sevel Nord, is an existing since the 1978 joint venture between the French PSA Peugeot Citroën SA and the Italian Fiat Auto SpA for the production of automobiles and commercial vehicles. The negotiations at that time led the Managing Director Dr. Umberto Agnelli by Fiat and the engineer Jean Paul Parayre part of the PSA Group. The stake in the business is for both companies at 50 percent each.
At the plant site in the village of Lieu -Saint -Amand, France 4,515 workers are employed. The annual production capacity is 260,000 units per year. In order for the plant is the largest commercial vehicle manufacturer in Europe and covers approximately 37 percent of the commercial vehicle market.
In the beginning, the company was responsible with its headquarters in Paris only as an importer of vehicles from the Italian production. Since 1994, however, also vehicles in France now be produced. It is the world's fourth production site of the Community enterprise and decreases with its high production an important position within the group. At the end of 2012, Fiat withdrew from Sevel Nord, the model Fiat Scudo but until 2016 gebaut.Stattdessen replaced in the future Toyota Fiat as a partner. From the 2nd quarter of 2013, a sister model of the commercial series Peugeot Expert / Citroen Jumpy / Scudo is built as Toyota PROACE. In addition, Toyota and PSA will continue to develop joint commercial vehicles and strive for long -term cooperation.
Eurovan
The activities of the French work of the Sevel include the manufacture of light commercial vehicles such as minivans, vans, RVs and flatbed for the European market. Be made identical vehicles of different brands in the so-called badge engineering. The built vehicles here are referred to as Eurovans. The name derives called on the used chassis, EUR, from. These are also at the Sevel subsidiary Società Europea Veicoli Leggeri Sevel SpA used in the construction of automobiles. The models differ in the features and optical front and rear. Currently, the second generation is produced.
Car model series
Type 220/221 (1994-2002)
The first generation with up to eight seats was introduced in June 1994. The sales numbers were Peugeot 806, Citroen Evasion, Fiat Ulysse and Lancia Zeta.
In October 1998, a facelift was performed.
Type 179AX (since 2002)
The second generation of the Eurovan, retaining the same name for the only Fiat, went into production in June 2002. The models were sold as the Peugeot 807, Citroen C8, Fiat Ulysse and Lancia Phedra. They received the highest rating of 5 stars in the Euro NCAP crash test.
The Eurovan was technically revised in June 2006 and now also met the Euro 4 emission standard in February 2008, all four models of an optical revision has been undertaken.
The production of the Lancia Phedra was set in mid-2010. A year later they had their Fiat Ulysse. Its successor was the Fiat Freemont, the successor to the Phedra Lancia Voyager has begun, which is largely identical to the Chrysler Grand Voyager and becomes detached in Europe.
Commercial model series
Type 222/224/223 (1995-2007)
The first generation of the Eurovan in commercial form appeared in 1995 on the market and was only sold three brands, as Lancia has no commercial vehicle division. The models were called Peugeot Expert, Citroën Jumpy and Fiat Scudo. They discussed it mainly taxi companies as well as other passenger transport companies and medium-sized companies. The vehicle had under three trademarks as a panel van, combi, double cab or platform, or only as a chassis for special bodies.
Type 229 (since 2007)
The second generation retained the commercial names completely. There are the models continue as a van in two heights and two lengths, a station wagon for the transport of people and a version as a flatbed or back. Than chassis for special bodies
After Fiat and Chrysler together was replaced Fiat for Fiat and Lancia, the van version of the Eurovans. Fiat has 2012 then withdrawn from the composite, makes the Fiat Scudo 2016 but still continued at Sevel build ..
Since 2013 there is the model as Toyota PROACE. Between Toyota and PSA have been around the JV TPCA for subcompact cars. By 2016, a successor is planned in cooperation between Toyota and PSA.