Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) on Tuesday (21 November) said it was in talks with Suzuki regarding OEM supply of a minicar-class light commercial electric vehicle based on the Minicab-MiEV).

“MMC and Suzuki are currently working on details; however plans are for initial supply to Suzuki to begin in February 2012, building up to full-scale supply in the 2012 fiscal year,” Mitsubishi said in a statement.

“The talks towards an agreement are intended to increase economies of scale for MMC which will in turn contribute to lower production costs and increased productivity.”

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