PSA EMP2 platform

The EMP2 (Efficient Modular Platform) is a car platform that has been developed by PSA Peugeot Citroën for compact and mid-size cars with front wheel drive or four wheel drive and transverse engine. It replaces the PF2 and PF3 platforms in one combined modular platform, and cost PSA €630 million to develop.^[1]

Specification

The new platform is highly modular, with a choice of short and long wheelbase, low or high riding height, and a choice of independent multi-link or twisted-beam rear suspension. Comparing to the predecessor PF2, the platform reduces the weight by 70 kg using very high strength steel, aluminum and magnesium alloys, and composite materials.^[2]

The first vehicles to use the platform are the 2013 Peugeot 308 (second generation), and the Citroën C4 Picasso (second generation).

PSA Peugeot Citroen and General Motors planned to use EMP2 platform for several vehicles, developed under the short lived PSA-GM alliance.^[3][4] In March 2017, PSA agreed to buy Opel from General Motors. It is expected, that PSA will move many if not all Opel models from their former GM platforms to PSA's EMP1 and EMP2 platforms to reduce licensing fees to GM and to reduce material costs by higher volumes.

For sub-compact and entry-level compact cars, PSA uses its smaller PSA EMP1 platform, also called CMP.

Production

PSA start production of the EMP2 platform at Vigo plant (in Spain), under the 2013 Citroën C4 Picasso which was previewed by the Technospace concept car,^[5] and the 2013 Peugeot 308,^[6] which both are produced in Sochaux plant in France.

Vehicles based on EMP2 platform

• 2013 Peugeot 308 § Second generation (T9, 2013–present) – PSA Sochaux plant, PSA Mulhouse plant
• 2013 Citroën C4 Picasso § Second generation (2013–present) – PSA Vigo plant
• 2014 Peugeot 408 § Second generation (2014–present) – Kulim plant, Malaysia
• 2016 Citroën Spacetourer, Peugeot Traveller, Toyota ProAce Verso – PSA Valenciennes plant
• 2016 Citroën Jumpy, Peugeot Expert, Toyota ProAce –PSA Valenciennes plant
• 2016 Peugeot 3008 § Second Generation (2016–present) – PSA Sochaux plant
• 2017 Peugeot 5008 § Second Generation (2017–present) ^[7] – PSA Rennes, France and Dongfeng-PSA plant in Chengdu, China
• 2017 Citroën C5 Aircross, much in common with Peugeot 4008 and 5008 – Dongfeng-PSA plant in Chengdu, China
• 2018 DS 7 Crossback – PSA Mulhouse plant^[8]
• 2018 Citroën C5 Aircross, much in common with Peugeot 3008 II, Peugeot 5008 II and DS 7 Crossback – PSA Rennes plant^[9]
• 2018 Opel Grandland X,^[10] much in common with Citroen C5 Aircross and Peugeot 3008 II – PSA Sochaux plant
• 2018 Citroën Berlingo III, Peugeot Rifter, Opel Combo E – PSA Vigo plant, PSA Mangualde plant^{[11][12][13][14]}
• 2018 Peugeot 508 II
• 2019 Citroën C6 II

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