Stellantis’ current platform strategy dates : in order to organise the platform chaos of the merged parts of PSA and FiatChrysler, four platforms for electrified models were announced: the STLA Small for small and compact cars, the STLA Medium for the mid-size class and the STLA Large for the luxury class. Light commercial vehicles, large SUVs and full-size pickups, on the other hand, are to be based on the STLA Frame. In 2021, the focus on plug-in hybrids and battery-electric vehicles was still emphasised, but with Stellantis it was obvious, not only in view of the STLA Medium models already launched, that it was more of a classic multi-energy platform (which has been optimised for electric drives) than a purely electric platform.
Stellantis is already known for pursuing a flexible drive strategy with its current models in order to be able to meet market demand. Or to put it somewhat heretically: you don’t have to commit yourself, you can react. The announcement on the premiere of the STLA Frame is therefore hardly surprising: “Intended to underpin Stellantis full-size pickup trucks, light commercial vehicles and SUVs, STLA Frame vehicles will initially be offered with an innovative propulsion lineup, including a full BEV system and a range-extended electric vehicle (REEV) configuration.
STLA Frame can also accommodate internal combustion, hybrid and hydrogen propulsion systems in the future,” the press release states. Even within the BEV design, there are options to.