The parent company of major car brands Vauxhall, Citroen, Fiat and Peugeot says it will resurrect the availability of diesel engines in Europe, after suffering financial pain from its electric vehicle push.
Stellantis will make a dramatic U-turn on its green car strategy, hitting the brakes on the transition to EVs and keeping combustion engines in production for longer, bosses told Reuters.
Earlier this month, the world's fourth-largest car maker confirmed it had taken a £19billion hit from rushing into the EV market too fast for European customers, who remain reluctant to transition to battery-powered models.
As such, it has already started reintroducing diesel engines across its model ranges, adding them as a powertrain option for seven cars and vans across its line-up.
Models like the Peugeot 308 hatchback and the new DS No.4 are now available with diesel engines under the bonnet.
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