The Opel and Vauxhall Grandland will be getting an electric successor as Stellantis has announced plans to invest over €130 ($140 / £114) million into the Eisenach Assembly Plant in Germany to build the crossover.
Production is slated to begin in the second half of 2024 and the Grandland successor will be based on the all-new STLA Medium platform. The companies didn’t elaborate, but the architecture can be used to underpin vehicles that roughly measure between 165.4 and 196.9 inches (4,200 and 5,000 mm) long. They can also accommodate battery packs with capacities ranging from 87 to 104 kWh and this allows for a range of up to 440 miles (700 km).
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While there’s no word on specifications at this point, Stellantis has previously said STLA Medium-based vehicles will be offered with outputs ranging from 168 hp (125 kW / 170 PS) to 443 hp (330 kW / 449 PS). For comparison, the current Grandland offers petrol, diesel, and plug-in hybrid options with outputs ranging from 128 hp (96 kW / 130 PS) to 296 hp (221 kW / 300 PS).
Opel CEO Florian Huettl welcomed the news as he said, “We have been building top-quality vehicles here in Thuringia for 31 years and improved our competitiveness continuously. We will stay on this clear path with the electric successor to the Opel Grandland.” He added, “This decision is another important step for Opel on the way to the declared goal of being a purely electric brand in Europe by 2028.”
