As part of Stellantis’ EV Day, Opel announced a three-prong electric vehicle strategy for the coming decade. The company promised that it will go all-electric in Europe by 2028, will take on the Chinese market with EVs, and will bring a reinvented Mata e to market by mid-decade.
The plan was laid out in a video presented by Michael Lohscheller, the brand’s CEO. Recently gathered into the Stellantis empire, Opel is just one of many brands making promises about its electric strategy today.
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“Opel will only offer electric cars on its core European market from 2028,” said Lohscheller. “This emphasizes our brand’s commitment to electric mobility.”
Unfortunately for fans of the Manta GSe ElektroMOD Coupe, it doesn’t seem that the Manta E promised in today’s announcement will look like the electric restomod that Opel unveiled earlier this year (above). An image shown in the video reveals an EV that looks distinctly more futuristic.
It’s likely to be based on Stellantis’ new EV platform, which the corporation says will be good for between 500 km (311 miles) and 800 km (497 miles) of range. Opel also revealed in a slide that its entire lineup would be electrified to some degree or another by 2024.
Although Opel was clear that the Manta E would be unveiled and produced in the mid-2020s, it did not reveal exactly when it would tackle China, nor who its local joint venture partner will be.
The company will exclusively sell EVs there, though, it said. The country is the world’s biggest automotive market, as well as its biggest EV market thanks to attractive government incentives. Opel has already dipped its toes into the market but Automotive News Europe reports that tariffs meant that the company only sells around 5,000 vehicles annually there.