Sevel Nord

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Sevel Nord (from Société Européenne de Véhicules Légers) is the name given to a car factory near Valenciennes, France, as the result of a joint-venture between PSA Peugeot Citroën (PSA) and Fiat, founded in 1978. It is managed by PSA. Production started in 1994.

There is another factory in Italy called Sevel Sud which assembles the mid-size commercial vehicles of PSA and Fiat SpA.

There are two main versions of the Sevel Nord vehicle range, a large MPV and a light commercial van. The minivan lineup had a major redesign in 2002.

The minivan has been marketed as:

Citroën Evasion, from 1994 to 2002 when it was replaced by the C8.
Fiat Ulysse I & II
Lancia Zeta until 2002, replaced by the Phedra
Peugeot 806, which became the 807 with the 2002 relaunch.

The commercial van is marketed as:

Citroën Jumpy (Citroën Dispatch on the UK market)
Fiat Scudo
Peugeot Expert.

Characteristics of the minivan:

Two fixed seats in front, plus three individual removable seats in the middle row, and two individual removable seats or a three-seater bench in the back.

Model history of the minivan:

Launched in March 1994 with a choice of two petrol engines (1.8, 2.0) and two turbo diesel (1.9, 2.1).
October 1998: restyling of the front grille and rear number plate area.
January 2000: 2.0 HDi replaces the 2.1 TD.
July 2000: all petrol engines replaced by the new 2.0 16v 137 horsepower (102 kW). Automatic transmission introduced.
February 2002: second generation models introduced.