Stellantis has announced plans to increase production of its electric drive modules (EDMs), and in late 2026, it will start building them at its site in Szentgotthard, Hungary.
Stellantis will receive funds from the Hungarian government and invest a total of €103 million ($110 million) in the Szentgotthard site. When production begins, electric drive modules made at the site will be used by vehicles underpinned by the group’s BEV-centric STLA platforms.
Manufacturing will be handed in-house and in addition to building modules, Stellantis will use the site to experiment with a 3-in-1 EDM that combines the electric motor, reduction gearset, and inverter into a single unit.
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The automaker is already building EDMs at its plant in Tremery-Metz, France, and a site in Kokomo, Indiana and later this year, its Mirafiori factory in Italy will start to produce electrified dual-clutch transmissions for its hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
“Bringing production of electric drive modules to Szentgotthard to support our transformation towards electrification is another important part of our goal to provide customers with clean, safe and affordable mobility,” Stellantis chief manufacturing officer Arnaud Deboeuf said. “The people at this plant can be proud that their work will be an integral part of our electrified future and a core element of delivering customer-focused, class-leading electrified vehicles from our iconic brands.”
Employees at the Szentgotthard plant currently assemble 1.2-liter turbocharged 3-cylinder and 1.6-liter 4-cylinder engines used across the group’s family of brands. These workers will be upskilled to make the new EDMs.
“This investment means that Hungary will have a stronger role in helping the automotive industry make its electrification transition,” Hungarian minister Péter Szijjártó added. “Now, traditional propulsion will be manufactured next to electric drive module production. With this investment, we are protecting jobs and ensuring the future of the Szentgotthárd plant.”
Stellantis has committed more than €50 billion in electrification over the next decade and plans for BEVs to account for 100% of all new sales in Europe by 2030 and 50% in the U.S.
