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Stellantis Mangualde Plant
The Stellantis Mangualde Plant, also known as CPMG (Centro de Produção de Mangualde) is an automotive assembly plant located in the city of Mangualde, Portugal, near Viseu. It produces Citroën Berlingo, Peugeot Partner/Rifter, Opel Combo/Combo Life, Fiat Doblò and Vauxhall Combo in conjunction with the Stellantis Vigo Plant.

History

The plant was founded in 1962 and began operations in 1964 with the production of Citroën 2CV (AZL). José Coelho dos Santos, a Portuguese industrialist, purchased a license to manufacture automobiles in 1962, which was later acquired by Citroën. Its first vehicle was the model AZL, popularly known as Citroën 2CV. They produced 472 cars that year.

The millionth car produced at the plant was manufactured in 2012.

Timeline

  • 1963: Purchase of 12130 m. The factory covered an area of 8,150 m.
  • 1964: First vehicle, the Citroën AZL.
  • 1967: Purchase of land for the Administration building (Accounting and Administrative Management).
  • 1969: Production reached 10 vehicles per day, across multiple models: AZL, AZU, AK, H, AMY, DS, AY and MHA.
  • 1976: Production reached 35 vehicles day (4 models).
  • 1980: Existing warehouse area increased, purchase and construction of a parking area for customs-cleared vehicles and construction of Surface Treatment (TTS) and Anti-Corrosion Treatment (Trempé Epoxy).
  • 1984: Increased warehouse space. Fatal fire, on May 3, in the building of upholstery and wiring.
  • 1987: Twenty-fifth anniversary. Major Citroën reorganization.
  • 1990: Manufacture of AX and production of 50 vehicles per day. Installations for wiring and fitting and installation of a new and better anti-corrosion system: the "Cataphorèse". In July, production of the last 2cv.
  • 1994: New upholstery section.
  • 1995: Renewal of Painting with the construction of the primary greenhouse. Certified by UTAC with the classification of A95.
  • 1996: Creation of the 2nd Team. Beginning of Citroën Saxo production.
  • 1998: Production of 1st Generation Citroën Berlingo and Peugeot Partner
  • 2000: Third shift
  • 2001: Gold medal of the city of Mangualde.
  • 2002: New painting retouching boxes. Construction of the Bout d'Usine building.
  • 2003: Transfer of administrative services and canteen to a new building. Construction of the Bout d'Usine / Pier Hardware / Line Engines.
  • 2006: Construction of the CKD building.
  • 2009: Second generation Citroën Berlingo and Peugeot Partner.
  • 2010: Participation in the construction of the roundabout "2CV" at the city entrance
  • 2011: Construction of 3 car parks and EN16 (National Highway Nº16) integration.
  • 2012: 1,000,000 vehicles produced. 50th anniversary.
  • 2015: Announcement of the award for the production of the new model for 2018.

Daily production

Year 1995 1997 2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Production 60 131 218 237 270 278 285 162 167 251 186 288 200 210 220 330

Annual production

Year 1970 1980 1985 1990 1998 2000 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Production 2,779 6,691 8,645 13,900 27,776 49,753 64,065 61,530 34,500 47,400 50,250 44,000 56,700 53,500 46,600 49,700 53,600 63,000 77,607
Year 2020
Production 64658

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Current production

  • Citroën Berlingo/Berlingo Van Mk3(K9) (2018-present)
  • Peugeot Partner/Rifter Mk3 (K9) (2018-present)
  • Opel Combo E/Combo Life (K9) (2018-present)
  • Fiat Doblò (October 2022-present))

Former production

Prior production:

See also

References

  1. ^ "PSA Mangualde inicia a produção em série do Opel Combo". Mangualde (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  2. ^ "Stellantis arranca la producción de la Fiat Doblò en Portugal". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 2022-10-08. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  3. ^ "Stellantis accueille le Président Rebelo de Sousa pour célébrer le 60e anniversaire du site de production de Mangualde et présenter des projets d'avenir durables | Stellantis". www.stellantis.com. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
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  6. ^ "27 de Julho de 1990: O último 2 cv". Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  7. ^ "Jornal do Centro".
  8. ^ "Jornal do Centro".
  9. ^ "Mangualde produção automóvel cai em 2020".
  10. ^ Ferreira, Adão. "Mangualde lidera la fabricación de coches en Portugal por primera vez en su historia - Afia". www.afia.pt. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  11. ^ "PSA adds third team at Mangualde - Automotive Manufacturing Solutions". Automotive Manufacturing Solutions. 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  12. ^ "Fábrica da PSA em Mangualde aumenta produção em 6,5%". ptjornal.com (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  13. ^ "PSA anuncia produção de carros de lazer em Mangualde" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  14. ^ "PSA Mangualde confirmada na produção de novos modelos do Grupo". Centro Notícias (in European Portuguese). 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  15. ^ "New Citroen Berlingo, Peugeot Partner and Vauxhall Combo small vans previewed". Auto Express. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  16. ^ CEO da Stellantis anuncia produção de novo modelo da Fiat em Mangualde, Diário de Notícias (7 July 2022) https://www.dn.pt/dinheiro/ceo-da-stellantis-anuncia-producao-de-novo-modelo-da-fiat-em-mangualde-15001366.html
  17. ^ "Stellantis arranca la producción de la Fiat Doblò en Portugal". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 2022-10-08. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  18. ^ "Stellantis accueille le Président Rebelo de Sousa pour célébrer le 60e anniversaire du site de production de Mangualde et présenter des projets d'avenir durables | Stellantis". www.stellantis.com. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  19. ^ "PSA de Mangualde produz unidade 1.000.000". www.lusomotores.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2018-02-15.


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