Private company

Sevel

Logo: Sevel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Italian company

SEVEL S.p.A. (acronym of "Società Europea Veicoli Leggeri" – "Société Européenne de Véhicules Légers" (European Light Vehicle Company) was an Italian automotive company which produces light commercial vehicles. It was first established in 1978 by FIAT S.p.A. and PSA Group. Formerly, Alfa Romeo, Lancia and Talbot were also part of the joint venture.2 It is part of Stellantis.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1978Founded1
  • Industryautomotive industry1
  • HeadquartersAtessa1
  • Founded inAtessa1
  • Legal formsocietà per azioni1

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SEVEL S.p.A. (acronym of "Società Europea Veicoli Leggeri" – "Société Européenne de Véhicules Légers" (European Light Vehicle Company) was an Italian automotive company which produces light commercial vehicles. It was first established in 1978 by FIAT S.p.A. and PSA Group. Formerly, Alfa Romeo, Lancia and Talbot were also part of the joint venture. SEVEL Sud in Italy began manufacturing in 1981. SEVEL Nord in France started in 1993. FIAT sold its share of SEVEL Nord to PSA in 2012 and re-entered it through the merger of FCA and PSA into Stellantis in 2021. A joint venture extension for SEVEL Sud was agreed upon by both automakers in February 2019, preceding the merger of both companies into Stellantis..2

Corporate structure

Sevel is part of a group headed by Stellantis. 129 entities, 29 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Sevel reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • Sevel Val di Sangro factory
  • Sevel Valenciennes factory

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Fiat S.p.A. and Groupe PSA in 1978, in Atessa.1

Products and brands

  • automotive vehicle

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

Also owns

  • Sevel Val di Sangro factory
  • Sevel Valenciennes factory

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2021Acquired Acquired by Stellantis1
  2. 1978Founded Founded in Atessa1

Sources

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