Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced today that sale of the European-spec Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car is to commence in 15 European countries.
MMC began production of the i-MiEVs for Europe from October of last year. Three months after starting shipment, about 2,500 units were shipped. This number includes Peugeot iOn and Citroën C-ZERO.
The first countries to receive the Mitsubishi i-MiEV are: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
In addition to the first 15 countries the car is to be sold in, there have been requests to introduce the i-MiEV from Finland, Serbia, Turkey, and Slovenia. In response to these requests, MMC plans to ship units to these countries in the near future, making the European countries the i-MiEV will be sold in to 19.
Later on, the i-MiEV will be sequentially introduced further within Mitsubishi Motors Europe’s territory.
