Stellantis: the Closure of the Douvrin Plant, Symbol of the Switch to the Electric
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Stellantis Douvrin factory has closed. The 57-year-old plant has ceased operations, relocating 1.2 PureTech engine production to Hungary.
Stellantis’s 57-year-old Douvrin plant in France, which produced its problematic 1.2L PureTech engines, permanently ceased operations on October 30, 2026. The plant's closure comes just 11 days after company CEO Antonio Filosa publicly apologized to customers for the quality issues.
The Stellantis Douvrin plant, which has produced more than 52 million engines for 57 years in Pas-de-Calais, closed its doors this Friday. 348 employees were transferred to the nearby factory of electric batteries, ACC.
Farewell to the historic Douvrin engine factory: Stellantis completes the dismantling. In its place the new Gigafactory ACC supported by public funds.
The Douvrin Stellantis plant closes after 57 years and more than 52 million engines. The ACC battery relay crystallises the debate on employment....
Major symbol of the industrial conversion of the Pas-de-Calais mining basin, the emblematic site of Stellantis-Duvrin, former French Mechanic, ceases all activity this Friday, October 30th. In total, more than 52 million engines have been manufactured there in 57 years.
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