Dive Brief:
- Stellantis selected AGI to help its U.S. dealers install electric vehicle chargers as they prepare to sell, service and charge the automaker’s future electric vehicles, Stellantis said Wednesday.
- AGI will provide U.S. dealers with electrical engineering, project management, fabrication and maintenance services to install EV chargers.
- EV charger installation projects at Stellantis’ U.S. dealers will begin within “the next several months” as part of an effort to prepare over 2,600 dealers for EVs, the automaker said.
Dive Insight:
Stellantis said its partnership with AIG is part of the automaker’s plan to offer more than 25 EVs by 2030. AGI has previously worked with Stellantis’ Jeep brand, Ford, General Motors, Hyundai and Mercedes Benz dealers on interior and exterior architectural branding, such as exterior design and refreshing vehicle showrooms to make the spaces more appealing to customers.
“As we accelerate the drive toward EVs, Stellantis is in full-execution mode with an electrification strategy designed specifically to address the needs of our dealership network,” Stellantis U.S. Head of Sales Jeff Kommor said in a statement.
AGI joins Stellantis’ other EV charging infrastructure and training partners, including Future Energy and Vehya.
In addition to preparing its dealerships for selling and servicing EVs, Stellantis launched an EV charging joint venture with BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia and the Mercedes-Benz Group last month.
The seven automakers will collaborate to install at least 30,000 high-powered electric vehicle chargers along major highways and in urban locations in North America. The chargers will include the Combined Charging System and Tesla’s North American Charging Standard cables. The first charging stations will open in the U.S. in the summer of 2024.
