Common Modular Platform (CMP) is a

modular Broadly speaking, modularity is the degree to which a system's components may be separated and recombined, often with the benefit of flexibility and variety in use. The concept of modularity is used primarily to reduce complexity by breaking a sy ...

car platform A car platform is a shared set of common design, engineering, and production efforts, as well as major components, over a number of outwardly distinct models and even types of cars, often from different, but somewhat related, marques. It is prac ...

which is jointly developed and used by French car manufacturer

PSA Group The PSA Group (), legally known as Peugeot S.A. (Peugeot Société Anonyme, trading as Groupe PSA; formerly known as PSA Peugeot Citroën from 1991 to 2016) was a French multinational automotive manufacturing company which produced automobiles ...

(merged into

Stellantis Stellantis N.V. is a multinational automotive manufacturing corporation formed in 2021 on the basis of a 50–50 cross-border merger between the Italian-American conglomerate Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and the French PSA Group. The comp ...

since 2021) and Chinese car manufacturer

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. Debuted in 2018 with the release of the

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, the platform is mainly used by

B-segment The B-segment is the second smallest of the European segments for passenger cars between the A-segment and C-segment, and commonly described as "small cars". The B-segment is the largest segment in Europe by volume, accounting for 20 percent of ...

(

supermini The B-segment is the second smallest of the European segments for passenger cars between the A-segment and C-segment, and commonly described as "small cars". The B-segment is the largest segment in Europe by volume, accounting for 20 percent of ...

or subcompact) vehicles along with some entry level

C-segment The C-segment is the 3rd category of the European segments for passenger cars and is described as "medium cars". It is equivalent to the Euro NCAP "small family car" size class, and the compact car category in the United States. In 2011, the C- ...

vehicles. For larger cars from the C-segment above, PSA/Stellantis uses the EMP2 platform. The CMP offers a high level of modularity with a choice of two track widths, three wheelbase lengths, three rear modules and the capability to offer several wheel diameters, allowing engineers and designers to provide to introduce broad range of body styles, from

hatchbacks A hatchback is a car body configuration with a rear door that swings upward to provide access to a cargo area. Hatchbacks may feature fold-down second row seating, where the interior can be reconfigured to prioritize passenger or cargo volume. ...

and

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. In 2015, it was reported that both PSA and Dongfeng would spend on the platform project with 60 percent of the expenditure committed by PSA, with the remaining 40 percent from Dongfeng. A team of Dongfeng engineers was part of the project team based at PSA's main R&D centre in Velizy, south of Paris.

Applications

CMP

Vehicles using platform (calendar years): * Citroën C4 III (2020–present) ** Citroën C4 X (2022–present) *

Citroën C3 (CC21) The Citroën C3 (codenamed CC21) is a crossover-inspired supermini/subcompact hatchback (B-segment) produced by Citroën. Differing from the European C3, the vehicle was announced on 16 September 2021 as a vehicle dedicated for the Indian and S ...

(2022–present, low cost) * Dongfeng Fengshen/Aeolus Yixuan (2019–present) * Dongfeng Fengshen/Aeolus Yixuan GS (2020–present) *

(2018–present) *

Jeep Avenger The Jeep Avenger is a subcompact crossover SUV (B-segment) to be produced by Jeep in 2023 mainly for the European market. Positioned below the Renegade, it will be the smallest vehicle offered by Jeep. Overview The Avenger was presented on 8 S ...

(2022) * Opel Corsa F (2019–present) * Opel Mokka B (2020–present) * Peugeot 208 II (2019–present) * Peugeot 2008 II (2019–present)

eCMP

The CMP is also designed for battery electric vehicle under the name eCMP, which can be produced in the same assembly line. The first-generation eCMP are equipped with a electric motor, a 50 kWh

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battery pack and a high-performance heat pump. Vehicles using platform (calendar years): * Citroën ë-C4 (2020–present) ** Citroën ë-C4 X (2022–present) * Dongfeng Fengshen/Aeolus Yixuan EV (2019–present) * DS 3 Crossback E-Tense (2019–present) * Opel Corsa-e (2019–present) * Opel Mokka-e (2020–present) *

Peugeot e-208 The Peugeot 208 is a supermini car (B-segment in Europe) produced by the French automaker Peugeot. Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2012 and positioned below bigger 308 and above smaller 108. The 208 replaced the 207 in 2012, and the ...

(2020–present) * Peugeot e-2008 (2019–present)

STLA Small

The STLA Small is an updated version of the eCMP. Vehicles using platform (calendar years): * Jeep Avenger EV (2022)

References

{{Reflist PSA platforms

Applications

CMP

eCMP

STLA Small

See also

References