June 9 (UPI) -- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum unveiled Olinia Uno, the first electric vehicle designed and developed in her country as part of a strategy to promote technological innovation and strengthen domestic industry.
The announcement was held Sunday in one of the hangars at the Santa Lucía Military Air Base in the state of Mexico. During the event, Sheinbaum drove the mini car, which has a capacity of six passengers and adapted to transport people in wheelchairs.
The vehicle has entered the production phase and is to begin commercial sales in summer 2027 with a starting price of 150,000 Mexican pesos, equivalent to about $8,000, according to project officials. It is made by CSP Olinia, a subsidiary of Grupo CSP. under a government-backed project.
The car is being developed at a time when Mexico ranks among the world's seven largest vehicle manufacturers and seeks to expand its presence in the electric mobility sector.
"Olinia represents much more than an electric vehicle. It is the vision of a Mexico that harnesses the intelligence and creativity of its young people to fully join the digital and technological development that is transforming the world through our own path," Sheinbaum said during the announcement, Aristegui Noticias reported.
