First STLA Small car "on track" for 2026 launch, says Tavares

The next Peugeot e208 will be one of the cars to sit on STLA Small The platform will underpin vehicles made specifically for the European market

Stellantis is "on track" to launch its first STLA Small-based car in 2026, with the platform to underpin vehicles made specifically for the European market, boss Carlos Tavares has confirmed.

The platform itself will be unveiled between late 2025 and early 2026, he told journalists. It is cruicial in that it will underpin the group's next generation small cars ranging from the A-segment to the C-segment, with power drawn from either hybrid or electric set-ups.

For EVs, it will be offered with batteries of between 37kWh and 82kWh. It will also allow for a range of motors and power outputs, starting from around 94bhp.

Figures released by Stellantis suggest that the platform can be used for cars as small as 3600mm long and 1700mm wide.

It will replace the CMP/eCMP platform used today by cars including the Peugeot 208, 2008, Vauxhall Corsa, Mokka and more. 

Which model will be the first to sit on that new platform has yet to be confirmed, but Tavares told journalists that the scheduled production date of 2026 is still “on track”.

“I believe that we will be presenting this [STLA Small platform], most probably in late 2025 or early 26 depending on the first application [vehicle], which is now in the preparation phase,” he said.

“And as you see from the first three, we are on track, and we are delivering those platforms at the appropriate timing, which is connected to the date at which we make the first applications. 

He added: “Of course, when we’ll come to STLA Small, we'll talk about the compact cars, most of them aiming at the European market, as you may imagine.”

The architecture will be the final next-generation platform unveiled by the automotive powerhouse, sitting above Smart Car (which underpins the new Citroen C3) and below STLA Medium (Peugeot 3008), STLA Large (upcoming Jeep Wagoneer S) and STLA Frame, the latter unveiled today primarily for the US market.

First STLA Small car "on track" for 2026 launch, says Tavares

First STLA Small car "on track" for 2026 launch, says Tavares

First STLA Small car "on track" for 2026 launch, says Tavares

First STLA Small car "on track" for 2026 launch, says Tavares

First STLA Small car "on track" for 2026 launch, says Tavares