Sunday, March 22, 2009

Mitsubishi to build electric car for Peugeot

Posted by: Anthony Lim

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and PSA Peugeot Citroen have announced that they have signed a MOU regarding collaboration on electric vehicles. It is the culmination of a feasibility study of the development, manufacture and use of an electric powertrain for small urban vehicles that began in June last year.


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The companies have now reached an understanding that will allow PSA to partner with MMC for the development of an electric vehicle for Europe based on MMC's i MiEV. The vehicle will be manufactured by MMC and sold under Peugeot brand, in parallel to Mitsubishi's own European i MiEV.

The two companies are now in negotiations on a cooperative agreement, targeting a market launch at the end of 2010 or early 2011.

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