Groupe PSA has won the 2021 International Van of the Year award for its trio of all-electric compact vans

A jury of 24 independent journalists and experts from 24 European countries and Russia has elected the new Peugeot e-Expert, Citroën ë-Dispatch, Opel Vivaro-e and Vauxhall Vivaro-e - the first electrified vehicle in our LCV range - as the 2021 International Van of the Year (IVOTY).

Since 2019, all new models launched by Groupe PSA come with either all-electric or plug-in hybrid powertrains. The aim is for the Group’s entire passenger car and LCV range to be electric by 2015.  As for the Light Commercial Vehicles portfolio in Europe, it will even be completely electrified before the end of 2021.

Following the 2019 International Van of the Year award for the Peugeot Partner, Citroën Berlingo van, Opel Combo  range, this second IVOTY award in just two years confirms the market-relevance of Groupe PSA’s new generation LCV and its electrification strategy.
 

“The PSA quartet are the first electric vans in the market, to be sold across Europe with a range of more than 300 kilometre,” said Jarlath Sweeney, Chairman of the IVOTY jury. “With the all-electric version of their compact van, the PSA-quartet gives a tremendous push for e-mobility in professional businesses and forces the democratization and scaling of the emission-free transport.”

Groupe PSA’s new generation of compact vans has been designed around the EMP2 multi-energy platform to offer zero emission mobility for the passenger car as well as LCV markets, responding in particular to the development of e-commerce activities and services.

The all-electric versions of the four brands’ compact vans are assembled at the Hordain plant in northern France and equipped with electric powertrains assembled at the Trémery plant in the country’s east.

“Groupe PSA is very proud and happy to receive this prestigious “International Van of the Year 2021” award and I warmly thank the jury members for having selected our vehicle,” said Xavier Peugeot, Senior Vice-President of Groupe PSA’s Light Commercial Vehicles Business Unit. “This award confirms the success of our Compact Van and the relevance of the electrification strategy we have designed for our LCV range – in which electrification means no compromises for our customers”