Hopium SA announced the deployment of its industrial site near Vernon, in Normandy. This strategic choice is part of the company's ambition to develop its hydrogen-powered sedan models in France. The 85-acre site, located in the area of Douains, will house the first production lines, which will have a capacity of 20,000 vehicles per year, as well as an R&D center.

The infrastructure will be commissioned at the end of 2024, with an inauguration scheduled for early 2025. The Vernon site will eventually employ more than 1,500 people in all its divisions, and thus intends to contribute to the economic dynamism of the region. The President of Seine Normandie Agglomeration, Frédéric Duché, and its President Delegate for Economic Attractiveness and Innovation, François Ouzilleau, expressed their pride in hosting Hopium's first industrial site on their territory.

They also emphasized the strong local will to support this innovative project, both at the level of the prefectural services, under the impetus of the prefect, and the municipality, due to the support of its Mayor, Vincent Leroy, and his municipal team.