Stellantis Mulhouse Plant
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Headquarters | Mulhouse , France |
Area served | France |
| Owner | Stellantis |
Number of employees | 10,400 (2007); ~8,500 (2011) |
The Stellantis Mulhouse Plant stands as a prominent automobile manufacturing site in France, under the ownership of Stellantis. Since commencing operations in 1972, the facility had produced ten million vehicles by June 2008. Its manufacturing workflow encompasses processes such as panel shaping, welding, painting of the car bodies, and final vehicle assembly.
Location and site
Positioned on an extensive property at Sausheim on the Île Napoléon, located on the eastern side of Mulhouse, the factory is approximately 65 km (40 miles) to the east of Stellantis' principal Sochaux site. The two locations have been linked via the A36 autoroute since the late 1970s.
History
Gearbox production began at Mulhouse in 1962 under Peugeot during a phase of rapid expansion driven by models like the Peugeot 204, which helped Peugeot secure second place in the French automotive market. Building on this momentum, Peugeot entered the “Supermini” category with the introduction of the Peugeot 104 in late 1972, marking the first fully assembled vehicle at Mulhouse.
Over time, the plant has manufactured several notable models including the Peugeot 205, Peugeot 106, Peugeot 206 and 206 CC, and Peugeot 307. The highest-volume models produced at Mulhouse have been the Peugeot 205 and Peugeot 106, each exceeding production figures of 2.2 million units.
Starting in 2004, assembly of Citroën models began at Mulhouse, initially with the Citroën C4 followed by the Citroën DS4. The production of the Peugeot 308 was shared with Sochaux at first, with around 90,000 units assembled at Mulhouse before Sochaux became its exclusive French manufacturing location in April 2012.
Presently, Mulhouse manufactures the Peugeot 208, with production in France divided between Mulhouse and the PSA Poissy Plant. Manufacturing of the 208 commenced at Mulhouse in June 2012.
Forge
Peugeot chose a generously sized location for its Mulhouse facility, notable within France for incorporating a large-scale forge, which was transferred from Sochaux in 1963. This forge provides components not only to other Stellantis plants but also to external clients such as Ford, Volvo, Renault, and BMW.
Volumes
The highest vehicle output was recorded at 400,000 units in 2005 but then dropped to 341,000 in 2006 and further declined to 294,000 in 2007. Production levels recovered somewhat to reach 321,000 vehicles by 2010.
Personnel
In 2007, staff numbers at Mulhouse totaled approximately 10,400 employees. After media reports highlighted employee stress related to suicides between 2006 and 2007, workforce numbers decreased to around 8,500 by 2011.