Stellantis guarantees environmental bonus despite abrupt funding stop

Despite the abrupt halt of subsidies for electric vehicles by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action on Saturday, the automobile manufacturer Stellantis Germany has decided to guarantee until 31 December 2023 for electric vehicles that are eligible for bonuses under the previous Bafa guidelines. The full environmental bonus thus applies to private customers who register their already ordered fully electric vehicle of the brands Abarth, Citroën, DS Automobiles, FIAT, Jeep, Opel, and Peugeot by 31 December 2023. This includes registrations for which the premium has not yet been applied for and which can no longer be considered by the Federal Office for Export Control (Bafa). For existing orders whose registrations by private customers still take place by 29 February 2024, the company guarantees the originally reduced environmental bonus applicable from 1 January 2024 for eligible vehicles. The environmental bonus is granted as an additional discount in the respective amount.

“Together with our trading partners, we will not leave our customers out in the rain. We took note of the decision to end the environmental bonus with much less than 48 hours' notice with great astonishment,” commented Stellantis Germany CEO Lars Bialkowski.

The discontinuation also interferes with their own strategic plan “Dare Forward 2030”, according to which they plan to sell exclusively fully electric vehicles in Europe by 2030.

“We will stick to that despite the sudden ending of the environmental bonus,” Bialkowski emphasized. “The future is electric, and Stellantis will continue on the chosen path in electromobility.”