If there’s one brand in trouble under the Stellantis corporate umbrella, it’s definitely Lancia. Reduced to a single, aging model sold only at home in Italy, the troubled automaker didn’t go down without a fight. Its parent company recently outlined a 10-year plan that will see the launch of the next-gen Ypsilon and the rise of Aurelia and Delta. We got to catch a glimpse of all three during Lancia Design Day.
From the few official details released so far, we know the next-generation Ypsilon will be released in 2024 and will continue to function as a subcompact hatchback. It is about four meters (157 inches) long and Lancia plans to sell it with a hybrid and electric drivetrain. The Italian automaker has announced it will be instilling some retro design cues into its future products, so expect the supermini to return to the classic nameplate.
Moving into 2026, Lancia will introduce the Aurelia, a pure electric crossover that spans 4.6 meters (181.1 inches) to serve as the brand’s EV. Furthermore, 2028 will see the launch of the new Delta measuring 4.4 meters (173.2 inches). The third model – also entirely electric – is characterized as “a sculpted and muscular car, with geometric lines”.
The next-gen Ypsilon we mentioned earlier will be Lancia’s last car to have a combustion engine as everything coming from 2026 will be an EV. The Stellantis brand has announced that it will end sales of ICE cars in 2028. To support the new wave of products, the company intends to return to activity in the export market, with 100 dealers that will operate in 60 countries. Physical dealers will only make up half of the sales as Lancia projects half of customers will choose to buy cars online.
We’ll get a glimpse of all three of the new models during the Lancia Design Day livestream, which starts at 1300 GMT or 800 ET.
