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Stellantis Vigo Plant Hits 2 Million K9 Vans

The milestone underscores Vigo's high-volume output serving more than 70 countries.

Personal de Stellantis Vigo con varios modelos de los vehículos comerciales ligeros Peugeot, Citroën, Opel/Vauxhall y Fiat que se fabrican en Balaídos.

Overview

  • The two-millionth K9 was a Citroën Berlingo built today at the Balaídos factory in Spain.
  • The plant currently assembles about 1,200 light-commercial vans per day, nearly one per minute.
  • The K9 generation has been in series production at Vigo since 2018 on System 2 and is sold in more than 70 countries.
  • Plant chief José Luis Alonso Mosquera and Stellantis Pro One head Emanuele Cappellano described the achievement as reaffirming Vigo's leadership in light‑commercial vehicles.
  • Vigo has produced 6.5 million units across three generations of the van family since 1996 and more than 16 million vehicles overall, including 8.2 million light-commercials.