Workers at the Stellantis-owned Melfi plant in Italy must really feel optimistic about the future, as the automotive giant confirmed the production of five new midsize models amongst 2024 and 2026. Those will reportedly be the subsequent-gen Jeep Compass, the successor of the discontinued Opel Insignia, a new DS 9 flagship, the subsequent-gen DS 7, and the Lancia Aurelia, all primarily based on the STLA Medium platform.

According to Automotive News Europe, the FIM-Cisl, Uilm, Fismic, and Ugl unions revealed the news following a meeting with automaker’s representatives final Tuesday. Stellantis had currently confirmed it will generate five new EVs for the Melfi plant but didn’t disclose the timing of their launch till now. The announcement is stated to have “smoothed” labor relationships in Europe amidst the strikes in North America.

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The aging Jeep Renegade and Fiat 500X, which are at present created at Melfi, will bow out sometime amongst 2024 and 2025, as with the second generation of the Jeep Compass that has been about largely unchanged given that 2016.

The rollout of the new models will start off with a DS Automobiles-branded car in 2024, which will probably be a midsize fastback reportedly adopting the DS 9 moniker. Next up will be the all-new third generation of the Jeep Compass, coming in 2025 with BEV and hybrid powertrain alternatives. In 2025 Stellantis will also reveal the successor of the DS 7, which is anticipated to be an EV-only affair.

In 2026, Stellantis will start off production of the Opel Insignia successor, a totally electric fastback crossover borrowing components from the not too long ago revealed Opel Experimental notion. Finally, in the exact same year, Lancia will introduce the Aurelia, an additional flagship crossover riding on STLA Medium underpinnings. This platform was not too long ago introduced with the new Peugeot E-3008 and will be employed in an army of models coming from all Stellantis brands.

The Italian government is stated to provide incentives in order to push Stellantis to generate 1 million cars per year in Italy, up from fewer than 700,000 units final year due to provide troubles. Specifically at the Melfi plant, the production output has fallen from a peak of 393,000 units in 2015 to only 163,646 in 2021. Hopefully, this trajectory is going to alter with the new additions, bringing new life to the factory floor.