Stellantis Pro One has unveiled the new version set to expand its Compact Van family — the best-selling range within Stellantis globally and the undisputed leader in Middle East and Africa Region, where it commands a 73.2% market share (YTD April 2026).
Citroën Berlingo FIRST, Fiat Doblò EASYPRO, Opel Combo START, Peugeot Partner ACTIVE: these are the names given to a unique Smart Compact Van version, fully tailored to the needs of professional drivers.
As explained by Eric Laforge, STELLANTIS Pro One Global Senior Vice President: “Being a leader implies a great responsibility. We expect excellence from our customers, including those yet to be won. This is why, listening closely to their feedback, we have developed a rational, comfortable and modular vehicle, delivering original solutions that are a real Unique Selling Proposition”.
While retaining the same core architecture, the exterior now features a large, distinctive front bumper designed to enhance vehicle protection. Inside, the door panels and dashboard have been completely redesigned to optimize space usage and control ergonomics.
At the heart of the new Compact Van is the introduction of a breakthrough standard feature — the Flexiseat — a unique solution in the segment that delivers greater space, enhanced functionality and increased value for professional users.
Flexiseat is a modular passenger seat that can be folded to increase cargo volume. It can be complemented by the “Modutable”, providing a practical support for a mobile office or dining table. A global first, available exclusively on this version, further reinforcing Stellantis’ long-standing ability to evolve its commercial vehicles in line with customer needs.
The new version also offers a range of additional innovative features, including:
- Moduconsole, an instantly removable central console, easy to be stored in the cargo area, with cupholder and a closed storage, which can be adapted to each usage (little tools, tablet, smartphone and charger, documents…)
- Dashbox, a dashboard equipped with two closed storage compartments and a cup holder.
- Drive Drawer, an under-seat storage drawer to store some notebooks, laptop or tablet in discrete area.
- Moduwork, a configuration with a central third seat, enabling up to three occupants on board. When not needed, the central seat can be transformed to enhance functionality: it integrates a closed storage compartment and can be combined with a passenger seat and foldable table, or enable load-through capability for transporting long items.
Luca Marengo, Head of Product and Innovation at Stellantis Pro One, explains: “This new Smart Compact Van makes no compromises on capability. It offers the same core specifications as the base version, enhanced by the addition of the standard Flexiseat, which define a new paradigm in the cabin functionality delivering more space, more functionality and greater value to the customer. Furthermore, upgrade options can be added at any stage of the vehicle lifecycle, further demonstrating the flexibility that has always characterized Stellantis vehicles, designed around customer needs.”
Exterior and interior dimensions remain unchanged, with two available lengths, payload capacity ranging from 750 kg to 1 ton, and load volume from 3.3 to 4.4 cubic meters.
In selecting the powertrains, Stellantis has been once again guided by customer feedback, adopting a multi-energy strategy aimed at facilitating the transition to electrification while ensuring accessibility. At the core of the lineup is the new 100% electric powertrain delivering a range of 270 km — among the best in its category. The offer also includes three internal combustion engines (two diesel and one petrol) with manual transmission, alongside a mild-hybrid version to be introduced next year.
All of this will be offered at a highly accessible price point, lower than the rest of the range for both combustion and BEV engines, thanks to economies of scale and a strong focus on cost efficiency.
The new Smart Compact Van therefore stands out as a solution designed around customers who prioritise daily, functional use, while also embodying the heritage of the individual brands within the Stellantis Pro One family:
- CITROËN Berlingo First is a comfortable and accessible van, focused on ease of use and practicality, placing professional comfort at its core.
- FIAT Doblò EasyPro is a rational, no-nonsense work vehicle engineered to deliver maximum value to professional customers in the simplest possible way.
- OPEL Combo Start offers practical, reliable solutions — a hardworking and dependable partner built on robustness.
- PEUGEOT Partner Active is an agile and professional work tool, combining essential efficiency with distinctive design appeal.
The new Smart Compact Van, built on direct customer input, is a vehicle that combines work functionality with onboard comfort, distinctive features with controlled running costs. It therefore stands as the right tool to embrace challenges, especially from new and increasingly aggressive competitors in a strategic segment where Stellantis has always been competing for leadership.
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