8 brands, over 60 vehicles on display

Peugeot concept car, 9X8 hypercar to debut

Fiat SUV, Leapmotor EVs also making first appearance

CEO Filosa, other executives to outline future strategy

Stellantis will participate in the 2026 Paris Motor Show, running Oct. 12–18 in France. [Stellantis]
Stellantis will participate in the 2026 Paris Motor Show, running Oct. 12–18 in France. [Stellantis]

Stellantis, the automaker behind Peugeot, Fiat, DS Automobiles and Alfa Romeo, will unveil nine concept cars at next month's Paris Motor Show. The group plans to display more than 60 vehicles — spanning electric, hybrid, high-performance and racing models — to showcase the next-generation strategies of its individual brands.

Stellantis announced Friday that eight of its brands will participate in the 2026 Paris Motor Show, running Oct. 12–18 at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris.

The Stellantis booth, located in Hall 4, will cover 5,340 square meters — the largest footprint among all exhibitors at the event. The space will bring together vehicles ranging from compact urban mobility solutions to long-distance models, presenting the group's multi-energy strategy that encompasses both electrification and internal combustion.

Peugeot will be among the brands bringing the widest variety of vehicles. It will debut a previously unseen concept car alongside a high-performance production model. The brand will also display the Polygon concept car, which features its next-generation HyperSquare steer-by-wire system.

Motorsport machinery will also be on show. Peugeot will present the 9X8 hypercar, which competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship, alongside the new E-208 GTi.

DS Automobiles will make the international motor show debut of the DS N°7, available in both hybrid and fully electric versions. The electric variant offers a maximum range of 740 kilometers on a single charge.

Fiat will unveil the Grizzly, a new family SUV, and the Grizzly Fastback, a coupe-bodied variant.

Chinese electric vehicle maker Leapmotor is also pushing ahead with its European expansion. The brand, which operates a joint venture with Stellantis, will introduce the B03 — a B-segment compact EV — and the D19 flagship SUV to the European market for the first time.

Lancia will present the new Gamma, signaling the brand's return to the C-segment crossover market. Opel plans to reveal the final design of its GSE 27FE Formula E racing car, along with the new Corsa GSE and a new concept car, all in world premieres.

Alfa Romeo will display its current lineup, including the Junior, Tonale, Giulia, Stelvio and 33 Stradale. The classic Spider "Duetto," marking its 60th anniversary, will also be brought from a museum for the occasion.

Citroën, which traces its origins to Paris, will unveil its recently refreshed product lineup alongside a separate project inspired by iconic models from the brand's past.

The nine concept cars Stellantis will present are intended to reflect the design direction and technology each brand plans to apply to future production vehicles.

On the technology front, the group will highlight its new modular multi-energy platform, STLA One. The platform supports multiple powertrains within a single vehicle development architecture, combining electrification, software and AI to shorten development timelines.

Senior Stellantis executives will converge on Paris for the event. CEO Antonio Filosa and European Chief Operating Officer Emanuele Cappellano will attend brand-specific press conferences in person.

Ned Curic, head of engineering and technology, will present technologies to be applied to future group vehicles, while Ralph Gilles, Stellantis global design chief, and Gilles Vidal, European design chief, will outline the design direction for the group and its individual brands.

Meanwhile, the show comes as Stellantis pursues an earnings recovery. The group posted net revenue of 43.48 billion euros ($49.9 billion) in the second quarter of this year, up 13 percent from a year earlier, while net profit came in at 293 million euros, swinging back to the black from a loss in the same period last year. The company is pushing ahead with new model launches and a return to profitability under its medium- to long-term strategy, FaSTLAne 2030, unveiled in May.

European sales are also rebounding. Stellantis registered about 1.37 million vehicles in the EU30 region in the first half of this year, up 3.8 percent from the same period a year ago. Including Leapmotor sales, the growth rate rises to 7.3 percent.


kwater@heraldcorp.com