In August 1992 some Fiat Ducato were built with the T29C electric DC motor from Leroy-Somer, named as the Ducato Elettra powered by 28 Valve-Regulated-Lead-Acid batteries VRLA battery GEL cell batteries 6 V 160 A (168 V DC), in a wooden box (868 kg). A short-wheelbase version was sold as Fiat Talento. The Ducato Mk1 was very popular as a basis for campervan conversions.

Model variants were named according to carrying capacity: Ducato 10 (1.0 tons), Ducato 13 (1.3 tons), Ducato 14 (1.4 tons) and Ducato Maxi 18 (1.8 tons). The collaboration of Fiat and PSA had earlier produced the Fiat 242 and Citroën C35 from 1974.įor the Fiat, engines were 2.0 litre 4-cylinder petrol or 1.9 diesel. The Peugeot J5 was sold as the Talbot Express in the United Kingdom (1986–1994). The vehicles were manufactured at the Sevel Val di Sangro plant in Atessa, central Italy, and at the Sevel Campania plant in Pomigliano d'Arco, Naples together with the similar Alfa Romeo AR6, Citroën C25 and Peugeot J5 versions. The Ducato was first launched in 1981, and was the result of Fiat's collaboration with PSA Peugeot Citroën, that resulted in the vehicle's development starting in 1978. From the model year of 2021, the Ducato is also rebadged as the Opel/Vauxhall Movano, replacing the previous model Movano, which from 1998 until 2021 had been based on the Renault Master. In July 2019 the electric version of the Ducato developed by FCA Italy was presented and will be on sale from 2020. Įquipment levels were high, with this light commercial van getting air conditioning, CD player, power windows and mirrors, anti-lock braking system and tire-pressure monitoring system. The Ducato is the most common motorhome base used in Europe with around two thirds of motorhomes using the Ducato base. Since 1981, more than 2.6 million Fiat Ducatos have been produced. It has also been produced at the Iveco factory in Sete Lagoas, Brazil, at the Karsan factory in Akçalar, Turkey, at the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Saltillo Truck Assembly Plant in Saltillo, Mexico, and at the Fiat-Sollers factory in Elabuga, Russia. In Europe, it is produced at the Sevel Sud factory, in Atessa, Italy. It entered the Canada and United States markets as the Ram ProMaster for the 2014 model year. It was also sold as the Citroën C25, Peugeot J5, Alfa Romeo AR6 and Talbot Express for the first generation, while the second and third generations are marketed as the Fiat Ducato, Citroën Jumper, and Peugeot Boxer. The Fiat Ducato is a light commercial vehicle officially developed by Stellantis (formerly FCA) and produced since 1981. Renault Master (for Opel/Vauxhall Movano)

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