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Stellantis (NYSE: STLA) said today that its joint-venture with Galloo metal recycling, called VALORAUTO,* is now offering automotive recycling to private owners in France, Belgium and Luxembourg. This is an extension of the professional service that began in November 2023. It will make it possible to reduce the environmental impact of end-of-life vehicles and meet the automaker’s requirements in terms of Extended Producer Responsibility. VALORAUTO is part of Stellantis’ Circular Economy business strategy.
This is the result of a new French regulation (AGEC),** which requires manufacturers to provide solutions to manage the end-of-life of their products. Stellantis intends to set up its Individual System with VALORAUTO as its Service Provider. The VALORAUTO service will be offered to private owners not only in France but also in Belgium and Luxembourg in what looks to be an attempt to get out in front of an expansion of the regulation in the EU.
“This service offers a free and responsible solution to the end-of-life management of vehicles weighing under 3.5 tons, for both passenger vehicles and for light commercial vehicles (LCVs), regardless of the Stellantis brand or engine type (combustion and electric), as well as for non-road vehicles,” Stellantis said.
Private vehicle owners can register at the www.valorauto.com website and fill in the information form. Then they receive a “competitive offer” for the take-back of their vehicle. They can then choose between dropping off their vehicle at one of the existing 300 Authorized Treatment Facilities partners of SUSTAINera VALORAUTO SAS, distributed across the territory or having it collected for free at the owner’s place, including French Martinique, Guadeloupe, St Martin Island, St Pierre-et-Miquelon Island, French Guyana, Mayotte, and Reunion Island. In order to increase the quality of the service, it is planned to densify the network to reach 800 sites by the end of 2024.
VALORAUTO then manages all administrative paperwork documentation, including the delivery of the certificate of destruction of the vehicle to the last owner; the secure payment to the owner and data confidentiality protection; the end-of-life processing of the vehicle in accordance with the most stringent standards.
“All that while ensuring that the car is well de-polluted before being processed by maximizing the reuse of parts and recycling of materials. VALORAUTO, offers a simple and secure end-of-life solution for vehicles, contributes to the fight against illegal networks, and strengthens Stellantis and Galloo firm commitment to protecting the environment,” Stellantis said.
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*VALORAUTO is the commercial service provided by the Joint Venture. It offers both simplicity and safety, handling the entire process of end-of-life vehicles through a network of certified professionals and recycling more than 95% of their constituent materials. It is an efficient way to contribute to the circular economy, in compliance with legislation and in a way that benefits car owners.
** AGEC – the Anti-Waste and Circular Economy French law (AGEC) No.2020-105 of 10 February 2020, and the decree No. 2022-1495, of 24 November 2022, related to the management of end-of-life vehicles and extended manufacturer responsibility, with all the Ordinances referring to it.
Valorauto Recycling Now Available to Private Owners
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Stellantis (NYSE: STLA) said today that its joint-venture with Galloo metal recycling, called VALORAUTO,* is now offering automotive recycling to private owners in France, Belgium and Luxembourg. This is an extension of the professional service that began in November 2023. It will make it possible to reduce the environmental impact of end-of-life vehicles and meet the automaker’s requirements in terms of Extended Producer Responsibility. VALORAUTO is part of Stellantis’ Circular Economy business strategy.
This is the result of a new French regulation (AGEC),** which requires manufacturers to provide solutions to manage the end-of-life of their products. Stellantis intends to set up its Individual System with VALORAUTO as its Service Provider. The VALORAUTO service will be offered to private owners not only in France but also in Belgium and Luxembourg in what looks to be an attempt to get out in front of an expansion of the regulation in the EU.
“This service offers a free and responsible solution to the end-of-life management of vehicles weighing under 3.5 tons, for both passenger vehicles and for light commercial vehicles (LCVs), regardless of the Stellantis brand or engine type (combustion and electric), as well as for non-road vehicles,” Stellantis said.
Private vehicle owners can register at the www.valorauto.com website and fill in the information form. Then they receive a “competitive offer” for the take-back of their vehicle. They can then choose between dropping off their vehicle at one of the existing 300 Authorized Treatment Facilities partners of SUSTAINera VALORAUTO SAS, distributed across the territory or having it collected for free at the owner’s place, including French Martinique, Guadeloupe, St Martin Island, St Pierre-et-Miquelon Island, French Guyana, Mayotte, and Reunion Island. In order to increase the quality of the service, it is planned to densify the network to reach 800 sites by the end of 2024.
VALORAUTO then manages all administrative paperwork documentation, including the delivery of the certificate of destruction of the vehicle to the last owner; the secure payment to the owner and data confidentiality protection; the end-of-life processing of the vehicle in accordance with the most stringent standards.
“All that while ensuring that the car is well de-polluted before being processed by maximizing the reuse of parts and recycling of materials. VALORAUTO, offers a simple and secure end-of-life solution for vehicles, contributes to the fight against illegal networks, and strengthens Stellantis and Galloo firm commitment to protecting the environment,” Stellantis said.
Inevitable Footnotes (feetnotes?)
*VALORAUTO is the commercial service provided by the Joint Venture. It offers both simplicity and safety, handling the entire process of end-of-life vehicles through a network of certified professionals and recycling more than 95% of their constituent materials. It is an efficient way to contribute to the circular economy, in compliance with legislation and in a way that benefits car owners.
** AGEC – the Anti-Waste and Circular Economy French law (AGEC) No.2020-105 of 10 February 2020, and the decree No. 2022-1495, of 24 November 2022, related to the management of end-of-life vehicles and extended manufacturer responsibility, with all the Ordinances referring to it.