DS will launch its first pure electric SUV to compete with Audi Q2

According to Autocar, DS will launch its second SUV next year to compete with the Audi Q2, and the electric version will be available in 2019.

Stéphane Le Guével, head of PSA Group UK, confirmed that the DS brand B-segment SUV will be launched next year, and DS released the DS 7 Crossback SUV earlier this year. Le Guével said that DS will eventually launch four SUVs out of the six models planned. Arnaud Leclerc, head of DS UK R&D, revealed that the other two of the six models will be launched before 2021, one of which will be a hybrid model and will not be available in diesel or gasoline versions.

The small SUV may also indirectly replace the current ultra-small DS3 in the future. Le Guével said: "The future trend of the small car market is towards the small SUV market, not the three-door model, so the design of the next model will change." Regarding the design of this future small SUV, Le Guével said that it will not be like a small version of the DS 7 Crossback, but will have its own unique design.

Leclerc expects the car to sell three times as many cars as the DS 7 Crossback when it goes on sale in 2019.

DS 7 Crossback will also be the first DS model to have multiple power options, and a plug-in hybrid version will be released soon. DS's second SUV will also be its first pure electric model.

Le Guével said that large cars like the DS7 will also be available in plug-in hybrid versions, while the upcoming SUV will be available in pure electric versions, which is in line with PSA's overall electrification strategy. In addition, the Peugeot 3008 will also be available in hybrid version, while the 208 will be available in pure electric version.

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