Five new vehicles with AD Plastik’s grab handles
AD Plastik Group has sealed new deals for the European market with total value of EUR 46.8 million. Thus, various components for several vehicle models of PSA and FCA Group will be produced at the Group’s plants. The production of most components regarding which deals have been selaed should start already next year and projects will last four to ten years.
It will be producing grab handles at its plants for several vehicle models of PSA Group, namely Peugeot 208, Peugeot 2008, Citroen DS3 Crossback and Opel Corsa and this project is worth EUR 20 million. Grab handles are one of the products that PSA Group wants to standardize for several vehicle models, which is an additional opportunity to improve cooperation with this manufacturer.
New Jeep Compass, vehicle from the FCA Group family, will be decorated with AD Plastik’s grab handles and this deal is worth EUR 6.8 milion. The increase in existing quantities and new deals sealed will fill capacities of the Mladenovac plant, where grab handles for PSA Group vehicles will be produced for the first time.
Also, Group will be producing painted components for the PSA Group for the first time, which confirms a significant development and improvement of cooperation with this customer. Deal worth EUR three million has been sealed on production of side trims for one of the best-selling models of this manufacturer – Citroen C3.
Inner engine covers for the vehicle Opel Adam Crossback will also be produced at the AD Plastik Group’s plants and this deal is worth EUR 1.4 million. Opel is a new member of PSA Group and this is the first deal sealed with this customer since their merger. Production of speaker brackets worth EUR 1.7 million for the vehicles Citroen Picasso and C-Elysee will start already next year.
The presentation of the new generation of electric Fiat 500e that is announced for the Geneva International Motor Show next year is eagerly awaited. A large number of interior components and air ducts will be produced for this vehicle at AD Plastik Group factories. Unlike its predecessor, this model will be produced in Europe and it should appear on a much larger number of world markets. This project is worth EUR 13.9 million and this is another electric vehicle in Group’s portfolio. This confirms the safe direction of further growth and development in the category of electric vehicles, whose presence has been growing.
