Overview

• On July 24, the company informed 729 Douvrin employees that DV diesel assembly will end on November 1, 2025, and EB petrol output will phase out in the first quarter of 2026, leading to a full halt of thermal engine production by early 2026.
• A total of 330 workers have already been relocated to the neighboring ACC battery gigafactory, and Stellantis has pledged to offer positions to all remaining staff across its sites.
• The ACC facility, a joint venture of Stellantis, Total via Saft and Mercedes, underscores the group’s strategic shift from combustion engines to electric-vehicle battery manufacturing.
• Following the cessation of engine output, the 31-hectare Douvrin site is slated for sale to the Établissement public foncier to support regional economic repurposing.
• Since 1969, the plant produced over 52 million engines and employed up to 5,800 people, and its phased shutdown reflects broader industry and local workforce transitions toward electrification.