Sevel S.p.A. is an Italian company which produces light commercial vehicles. It was established in 1978 and founded by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Groupe PSA. Formerly, Alfa Romeo, Lancia and Talbot were also part of the joint venture. Sevel Argentina was its subsidiary. Sevel Sud in Italy began manufacturing in 1981. Sevel Nord in France started in 1993. Fiat sold its share of Sevel Nord to PSA in 2012. A joint venture extension for Sevel Sud sees joint manufacturing remaining there until 2023.
Sevel Nord
Sevel Nord is a car factory near Valenciennes, France, with manufacturing commencing in 1993. It was a joint venture between PSA Peugeot Citroën and Fiat, but Fiat sold its share to PSA in 2012. Sevel Nord continued to manufacture vans for Fiat until 2015, and from 2013 for Toyota. A third generation of light commercial vans and passenger minivans was launched in 2016. It has a production capacity of 200,000 vehicles per year, and a total of 2,400 employees. In 2011 some 94,000 vans were manufactured, 74,000 of which were Peugeot and Citroen and 20,000 were Fiat models. Sevel Nord has produced:
The Sevel Sud is a car factory at Atessa Val Di Sangro, Italy. The complex is a 50-50 joint venture between FCA and Groupe PSA. The factory began manufacturing in 1981. It occupies an area of more than 1.2 million square meters, of which 344 000 are covered. It has a production capacity of 250,000 vehicles per year, with a total of 6,300 workers employed. In 2013, Fiat and PSA announced their new investment for a new generation van, with a €550 million/€150 million split in investment, with the joint venture scheduled to run until 2019. The facelifted third generation model was launched in 2014. In September 2018 the 6 millionth vehicle was built in the Sevel Atessa factory.
Production by model between 2000 and 2007 in the Fiat-Sevel Sud factory:
Year
Production Total
Fiat Ducato
Peugeot Boxer
Citroën Jumper
2000
205 317
106 464
61 008
37 845
2001
220 435
126 321
65 485
41 806
2002
233 612
127 351
54 425
38 659
2003
213 537
124 972
46 690
41 875
2004
219 125
126 166
47 038
45 921
2005
200 854
110 379
42 674
47 801
2006
217 866
129 796
43 879
44 191
2007
262 711
154 308
56 629
51 774
Source OICA. Note: The Fiat Ducato is also manufactured in Brazil and in Russia.
Sevel Campania
The Sevel Campania SPA is the second factory of the Sevel Sud located in Pomigliano d'Arco Naples. The factory produced the Fiat Ducato, Fiat Talento and the rebadged Alfa Romeo AR6 until 1994 when was closed.
Sevel Argentina
Sevel Uruguay
Sevel Uruguay, located in Montevideo, Uruguay is an assembler of automobiles branded Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Iveco. The company was founded in 1984 and since 1992 it has assembled vehicles as CKD -related kits. The vehicle identification number, however, uses the plant's own brand code 9U1. In Uruguay these have been assembled: Fiat Uno, Fiat Uno Way, Fiat Fiorino, Fiat Punto, Fiat Palio, Fiat Palio Weekend, Fiat Siena, Fiat Strada Trekking, Fiat Stilo, Fiat Idea, Fiat Idea Adventure, Fiat Linea, Fiat Ducato and Iveco Daily. Some of the vehicles assembled in Uruguay are also marketed in Central America.
