Stellantis is going through a pivotal period. Between the change of CEO in June 2025, a US market that is marking time on electric vehicles and a Europe that is hesitating about the direction to take, the group is moving forward cautiously. Antonio Filosa, the new boss, has already warned that a new product and industrial plan will only be presented between May and June 2026. In the meantime, projects are evolving, adjusting and sometimes stalling... and this is reflected in the timetables.
The Group's strategic shift from an exclusive focus on the electric 100 % to a massive reintroduction of electrified internal combustion engines has already caused some major shifts. These include to the future Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio, both of which have been postponed.. But this readjustment doesn't just concern D-segment models: it now directly affects the STLA Small platform, intended to support the next generation of city cars and compacts.
According to Les Echos, the future Peugeot 208, the first model designed on this all-electric basis, has become an illustration of internal difficulties. Once announced for spring 2027, it will not arrive until summer 2027. Its cousin, the Opel Corsa, will follow in early 2028, while the future Peugeot 2008 will not arrive until May of the same year. Time is clearly running out for the engineering teams and, according to several sources quoted by the business daily, the accumulated delays have their origins in the Tavares era, marked by recurrent budget cuts at the end of the financial year to improve the bottom line. The STLA Small platform is said to have undergone a complete development freeze between September 2024 and March 2025.
Long thought of as a highly efficient 100 % electric base capable of fuel consumption of just 10 kWh/100 km, STLA Small no longer matches the group's ambitions. Faced with a European market that is partially turning away from all-electricity, Stellantis can no longer afford to launch battery-only models. Thermal and hybrid powertrains had to be added to an architecture that had not been designed for them. According to an internal source interviewed by Les Echos, it will take two years to adapt the platform. Two years, but also additional development costs, at a time when the group is trying to rationalize its investments.
These difficulties go beyond Peugeot. Remember that two models based on STLA Small to be produced in ItalyIn the Pomigliano d'Arco plant, an Alfa Romeo and an Opel. These cars were due to go into production in 2028. This timetable is now in jeopardy. The problems encountered with the STLA Small are reminiscent of the situation with the STLA Large platform at the Cassino plant, where delays are similarly accumulating.
On the Italian side, this potentially means a further delay for Alfa Romeo, already impacted by several strategy revisions. While the brand was preparing a model based on STLA Small for the end of the decade, the deadlines could slip beyond 2029. Behind these deadlines lies a broader reality: the plans drawn up in Carlos Tavares' time are now being profoundly called into question. Internal sources tell us that everything is constantly changing, in response to market signals, regulatory hesitations on the part of the European Union and the strategic repositioning imposed by Antonio Filosa. This instability is putting a strain on an industrial timetable already under pressure from the company's initial electrical ambitions.
Here's an unofficial Alfa Romeo product plan based on our information.
| Model | Launch | Plant | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfa Romeo Junior (966) | 2024 | eCMP | Tychy |
| Alfa Romeo Stelvio (A5U) | 2025 (deferred) | STLA Large | Cassino |
| Alfa Romeo Giulia (A5S) | 2026 (carried forward) | STLA Large | Cassino |
| Alfa Romeo (A4U) | 2027 | STLA Medium | Melfi |
| Alfa Romeo E-SUV (A6U) | 2028 (cancelled) | STLA Large | Cassino |
| Alfa Romeo (A2X) | 2029 | STLA Small | Pomigliano |
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There should never be an Alfa Romeo model(s) based on a Tavares-era platform.
NEVER!
Rate la junior is already there.
Otherwise, the worries of the new base are more basically linked to internal tensions that have existed since the merger in fact. There were no freezes or other cuts by CT, just a real lack of technical management over the past 5 years.
It's based on the e-CMP platform, so it makes sense.
Ub sacré visionnaire le Tavarès, l'homme qui voulait être plus royaliste que le roi, alors que les autres seançaient dans l'électrique avec prudence..non lui a foncé dedans comme un mort de faim quitte à mettre la charrue avant les boeufs! 😂😂😂
Another fine screw-up by Tavares, unable to understand the market.
Everything has been rescheduled and the dates changed, but with different engines if I understand correctly.