'Tracking customer demand'

Stellantis breathes new life into diesel engine

Ondanks een minimaal percentage dieselkopers in de markt, keert Stellantis toch zijn kar inzake elektrificatie. Shutterstock, 2026

Fiat and Jeepe owner Stellantis has quietly started making new diesel versions of its models. The move reflects the company’s simultaneous withdrawal from the electric market.

According to Reuters news agency, which consulted several dealer websites and company statements, Stellantis has started reintroducing diesel versions of at least seven different car models by the end of 2025. These include the Peugeot 308, but also the DS No. 4 luxury car.

The surprising move comes at a time when the European Union is scaling back its climate measures under pressure from European carmakers, and in a market where electrification is slower than expected. The fact that the United States is one of the most important markets for the company is also a factor. Under Donald Trump, anything that reeks of emissions reduction is being done away with there too.

Read here how Stellantis is also pulling the plug on its hydrogen programme for light commercial vehicles.

Commenting to Reuters, the company admitted the new policy. “We have decided to keep diesel engines in our product portfolio,” confirmed an announcement. “At Stellanties, we want to create growth, which is why we are focusing on customer demand.”

In free fall

Diesel engines once made up half of the European car fleet, but that figure has been in free fall since the start of the 2015 ‘Dieselgate’ scandal. According to the European car lobby ACEA, diesel cars currently still make up 7.7 per cent of new cars sold. Electric cars already account for 19.5 per cent share today.

Analysts say the carmaker’s decision is driven by the fact that diesel cars represent a market segment in which competition from Chinese EVs is low. Just last week, Stellantis also decided to thoroughly scale back its electric ambitions.

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This article was automatically translated from the Dutch language original to English (British).

Author: Matthieu Van Steenkiste

Source: MobilityEnergy.com

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