The key compact model will be launched by the start of 2022. CEO Michael Lohscheller would not comment on reports of a full-electric option to be shared with the Peugeot 308.

Canada is attractive "in terms of availability of renewable energy and potentially raw materials," former Ford executive Joe Bakaj said.

The Yaris Cross will go on sale with estimated CO2 emissions of 100 grams per km for the front-wheel drive version and 110 g/km for the all-wheel drive version. Last year, Toyota quoted figures of 120 g/km and 135 g/km for the two models.

The shift to battery power will happen so fast for minicars that by 2026 more than 50 percent of all sales in the segment will be full electric, up from 15 percent in the first two months of 2021, analyst firm LMC Automotive predicts.

The concept uses design cues from the brand's past to visualize a modern MG sports car.

British engineers are "world-class in the field of electrification and future mobility," CEO Mate Rimac said.

VW's new Amarok will be built by Ford as part of a wider agreement between the two automakers.

Skoda CEO Thomas Schaefer said the brand's home country was ideally suited for a cell factory because of its geographic location, access to lithium and growing demand for Skoda's electric vehicles.

Sales of the midsize model have plunged as customers increasingly switch to SUVs. Production will end in 2022, Ford said.

Skoda did not offer details on the new EV but it could be a compact elctric hatchback like the VW ID3.

Porsche will underpin its electric cars with the PPE platform it is developing with Audi. The architecture is focused on fast acceleration, long ranges and shorter charging times.

The Q4 e-tron compact model will be Audi's smallest EV and the brand’s first electric car targeted at a volume segment.

The Chinese-owned brand's new model will compete against EVs such as the Volkswagen ID4 and Skoda Enyaq.

The compact Tavascan will be the second model from Seat's performance brand based on VW's MEB platform, after the Born, as Cupra seeks to boost sales with an expanded lineup.

Callum is partnering with startup Bak Motor to create a hybrid supercar. It will be called the Kincsem after a famous Hungarian racehorse.