Mitsubishi i Miev To Be Sold Under PSA Brands In Europe
A little while ago, I mentioned the possibility of the Mitsubishi i Miev electric car coming to the UK in electric van format – providing a very small van ideal for urban use.
This outcome seems a little more likely now, as news has emerged that Mitsubishi will be entering into a licensing deal with PSA to sell the i Miev under its Peugeot and Citroen brands.
Given PSA’s expertise with small vans, it would be unsurprising if it produced a van version of the i Miev that would sit neatly below the Peugeot Bipper/Citroen Nemo small van that they introduced this year.
Mitsubishi would benefit from PSA’s much greater presence in the European market – so everybody would win. Watch this space…
September 8th, 2009 at 9:10 am
[...] As expected, PSA Peugeot Citroen has just announced that it will be making an electric vehicle based on the [...]
October 23rd, 2009 at 8:20 am
[...] As I reported earlier this year, Mitsubishi has already entered into a partnership with PSA (Peugeot-Citroen) for them to build a European version of the i Miev car. The question is, will this deal extend to PSA producing an i Miev van? [...]