Car and Van News

Sister brands Peugeot and Citroën have unveiled the all-electric versions of their small vans at the CV show in Birmingham.

The Peugeot Partner and Citroën Berlingo Electric will both go on sale later this year.

Porsche is to unveil the Mk2 version of its Panamera four-door model, including the first plug-in hybrid version.

The car will be revealed at the Shanghai Motor Show on 21st April and arrive in UK showrooms in July.

Volkswagen will unveil its concept for an eco delivery vehicle at the Geneva Motor Show next week.

The e-Co-Motion is described as having a large cargo capacity in a compact and manoeuvrable package.

McLaren has finally released full performance figures for its P1, which will debut at next week’s Geneva Motor Show as an upmarket sister to the existing MP4-12C.

The car will be capable of a 0-62mph time of under three seconds, go on to 218mph, and will cost a mere £866,000.

Kia has unveiled its Cross GT concept at this week’s Chicago Auto Show.

Observers believe the car suggests the Korean brand intends to produce an upmarket crossover to sit above the existing Sorento.

Audi has unveiled its crosslane coupe concept at the Paris show, a vehicle that is expected to evolve into the Q2 crossover.

The coupe shows the lightweight platform and chassis technology Audi has developed with its saloons and sports cars, in a crossover format.

Mitsubishi is planning to make up for a lack of recent new product by launching three models next year.

The Japanese brand’s last launch was the ASX two years ago, but 2013 will see the arrival of its new global small car, the Mirage, the Outlander SUV and the Outlander plug-in hybrid.