Sono Motors enters partnership with Valmet Automotive
Janina Gerhardt
| 06.04.2022
The Munich-based start-up has now found a partner that will produce the Sion electric solar car.
The start-up Sono Motors is entering into a partnership with the Finnish contract manufacturer Valmet Automotive. Valmet Automotive will now produce the Sion electric solar car in Uusikaupunki, Finland. The contract manufacturer will provide the capacity to produce more than 257,000 vehicles over a seven-year period. Production is scheduled to start in 2023.
"Together, we are well positioned to deliver on our promise and provide our customers with a climate-neutral Sion," says Laurin Hahn, CEO and co-founder of Sono Motors. "The collaboration is another milestone in our journey to deliver the Sion to our ever-growing community." The company, founded in 2016, says it already has 17,000 reservations for the Sion.
However, the vehicle is now expected to be more expensive than originally planned. Currently, the price for a Sion is €23,950 net. Now the price is to rise to 25,126 euros net. This is Sono Motors' response to the increase in manufacturing costs due to higher prices for supplier parts and raw materials. However, the currently reserved vehicles are not affected by the price increase.
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