R&D department of no less than 80 engineers. The Mia pre-production version was introduced at the March 2011 Geneva Motor Show. The production version was showcased at the September 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. The Mia range was sold through a distribution network which specialised in electric mobility in France and internationally, including Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Norway, Czech Republic, Canada, Italy, Switzerland, Ile de la Réunion, New Caledonia, South Africa. Mia electric had as its target to achieve global availability of the Mia brand with strategic partnerships around the world. Production began in June 2011 and sales were limited to fleet customers in France and Germany. Retail sales to the general public started in 2012. A total of 660 passenger cars and 123 units of the Mia U box van were sold in Europe through October 2012. France was the leading market with 843 units registered since 2011 through January 2014. Production stopped in December 2013 due to financial problems. The company was put under receivership in February 2014. The Tribunal de Commerce de Niort placed the company in judicial liquidation in March 2014. Fox E-Mobility MIA 2.0 In 2020, the Mia electric minivan was updated by Fox Automotive Switzerland AG, as the Fox E-Mobility MIA 2.0, with the company expecting the vehicle to be on sale in Europe around 2023. See also Electric car use by country Government incentives for plug-in electric vehicles List of modern production plug-in electric vehicles List of production battery electric vehicles References Production electric cars Electric city cars