Colin-on-Cars - New technologies on display

Wild and wacky; clever and useful or just plain futuristic. These are the primary characteristics of the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), held in Las Vegas, Nevada every January.

This year the show starts on January 5 and the Stellantis Group is making a major effort to highlight the technology that powers Stellantis’ global drive to deliver breakthrough technologies and customer-centric solutions that power the future of its 14 brands.

Integral

“Vehicles are an integral part of people’s digital lives and the future of mobility is fuelled by technology,” says Carlos Tavares, Stellantis CEO. “Electrification, with our 30 electrified models available including fuel cell vans, connectivity and autonomy are all important facets of that future but each cannot stand alone. Our creativity, engineering and innovative partnerships are accelerating our drive to build the best and most sustainable mobility for our customers.”

Viewers do not need to be in Las Vegas to connect with the Stellantis experience. The Stellantis CES 2022 virtual experience goes live January 5, 2022, at 6 p.m U.K time at: stellantisces2022.com. 

Elements of the Stellantis stand at CES 2022 include:

- Chrysler Airflow: Chrysler debuts the Airflow Concept, leading the brand's transformation to clean mobility and seamlessly connected customer experiences.

- Citroën Skate Mobility Concept: An autonomous and electric transport robot that moves around cities, paired with Pods to offer fluid, shared urban mobility.

- Citroën Ami: An ultra-compact, two-passenger urban EV. In France, the Ami is accessible by users as young as 14, with ‘à la carte’ offerings that target specific uses, a fully online journey, innovative distribution methods and a three-hour charge time.

- DS E-Tense FE21: Two-time defending champion in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, the 900 kilogram car (with driver) uses a 900-volt system that includes a 52 kWh battery, powering a 252 kW electric motor. The lightweight design combined with electric torque drives the car from 0-100 km/h in about 2,8 seconds.

- New FIAT 500: The new 500 is the FIAT flagship and stands for New Dolcevita, social relevancy and sustainability. New 500 is connected, has a range of up to 318 km, features 85 kW fast charge and is the first city car with Assisted Driving Level 2. The New 500 is the most sold EV within the Company.

- Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer: The premium extension of the Jeep brand offers 4x4 capability, on-road refinement and technology features, such as Fire TV built in and a front passenger screen experience.

- Jeep Wrangler 4xe: The most capable, technically advanced and eco-friendly Wrangler ever. Available in Europe, China and the United States, the Wrangler 4xe’s plug-in hybrid powertrain is capable of up to 33 km of nearly silent, zero-emission, electric-only propulsion.

- Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe: The first Grand Cherokee to offer a plug-in hybrid electric variant. Its introduction signals the continued pursuit of the brand’s global vision of accomplishing ‘Zero Emission Freedom,’ by offering a fully electric Jeep vehicle in every SUV segment by 2025. The Grand Cherokee 4xe targets an estimated 40 km of all-electric range with 279 kW and 637 Nm of torque and is equipped with the award-winning Uconnect 5, which offers new technology for 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee, including a 10,1-inchdisplay, five-times-faster operating speed (when compared to the previous generation) and over-the-air (OTA) updates.
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 Paris Motor Show returns in 2022

Following the cancellation of the 2020 Paris Motor Show, organisers of the Mondial De L’Auto to provide its proper name, have combined with Equip Auto to create Paris Auto Week aimed for October next year. 

The two flagship events in the automotive industry will come together and be held at the same time in autumn 2022 to form the Paris Automotive Week. 

Faced with historic challenges, the automotive sector is looking to the future more than ever, investing unprecedented amounts into vehicles that would provide sustainable and connected transport for all. Over the last few months, and after successive periods of lockdown, consumers around the world have proven the importance of freedom of movement and individual transport.

With its large companies, manufacturers and parts suppliers operating on a global scale, as well as its engineering companies, start-ups and all the distribution and repair companies, the automotive and transportation industry in France is one of the four largest players in the world and an effective incentive for innovation in the country. 

For the first time, the two flagship events in the automotive sector are coming together to form the Paris Automotive Week, which will be held at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles exhibition centre from October 17-23, 2022. 

The Paris Motor Show will be the highlight of this automotive week. A digital platform will be launched over the next few weeks. It will offer automotive and transport multimedia content and allow French and international visitors to register and find all the information they need. 

The Equip Auto trade show, which will take place from October 18-22, is the leading international business-to-business event for after-sales and connected mobility services. It will be reserved exclusively for professionals, who will be able to access the Motor Show at the same time.

The Paris Automotive Week will be centred around a series of events, including inspiring talks and test drives. It will be a world premiere that brings together professionals and the general public, while also providing an opportunity for the automotive industry to share its vision for the future of automobiles and transport with journalists and visitors from France and world-wide. 

"After two years of living through the pandemic and faced with the unprecedented challenges looming over the automotive industry, we found ourselves together in the same place and it all suddenly became very clear to us. And so the ‘Paris Automotive Week’ was born. For one week, Paris will be the best showcase, lab and forum for 21st-century automobiles and transport,” says said Luc Chatel, President of the PFA (Plateforme Filière Automobile - French automotive sector platform). 

“It is a week where France will welcome the world to unveil the latest automotive models and present them to the general public, whilst also sharing with professionals the new developments and concepts designed to equip, maintain and repair the vehicles of today and tomorrow. It is a week to reiterate how important this industry is to France - an industry that is at the heart of the innovation shaping future sustainable mobility.” 

“Whilst still keeping their own individual identities, the two shows were duty bound to create this new international event, which is open to the general public, professionals and policy makers," adds Claude Cham, Honorary President of the FIEV (Fédération des Industries des Equipements pour Véhicules - French Federation of Vehicle Equipment Industries) and President of Equip Auto Sas.