Lancia starts production of the Ypsilon in Zaragoza and opens orders in Italy

The Italian brand, now under the control of Stellantis, has just announced that production of the new Ypsilon has already started at the Zaragoza plant in Figueruelas. The company has also opened the order book for this model, although for now only in Italy. This new Ypsilon marks a before and after in the history of Lancia, as it is the first vehicle from the brand available in a fully electric version.

Opening orders in Italy has also allowed us, on the other hand, to learn the price list. The new Ypsilon is available in the Italian market in a hybrid version from 24,900 euros. Meanwhile, the electric version costs 10,000 euros more. Stellantis states that the first deliveries in Italy will take place at the beginning of next June.

For now, it is unknown when sales of the new Ypsilon will begin in the rest of Europe, but this should happen very soon. Let us recall that the previous generation of the Ypsilon has been on sale in recent years only in Italy, but this will not happen with the new Ypsilon, whose availability will not be limited exclusively to the Italian market.

Coinciding with the start of production of the new Ypsilon, Luca Napolitano, the current CEO of the Italian brand, wanted to remind us that this new Ypsilon is just the first of three models with which Lancia aims to attack the Premium vehicle market in Europe.

What can we expect from this new Ypsilon?

Based on Stellantis’ CMP platform, and the eCMP for the electric version, this new Ypsilon has quite a lot in common with the Opel Corsa and the Peugeot 208. For example, the electric version shares with the Peugeot e-208 and the Opel electric Corsa the same 115 kW powertrain, also accompanied by the same 54 kWh battery pack. The manufacturer also announces a similar WLTP range of around 400 km. The charging power supported both in direct and alternating current is also the same: 100 kW and 11 kW, respectively.

Finally, it should be noted that the fact that production of the new Ypsilon takes place at Stellantis’ plant in Zaragoza is no coincidence, since, as we have just commented, it shares some components with the Peugeot 208 and the Opel Corsa. However, looking ahead, it seems that Stellantis intends to prioritise production of Peugeot and Opel vehicles at Zaragoza. In this way, some rumours suggest that production of the Ypsilon could eventually move in the coming years from Zaragoza to one of Stellantis’ plants in Italy. Although this is something that remains to be seen.