Hispano Suiza will return to the market with an electric supercar

Hispano Suiza has confirmed that this luxury model will be manufactured in Barcelona. It will be unveiled at the Geneva International Motor Show in March 2019.

The return of Hispano Suiza, a historic car brand during the first half of the 20th century, is now a reality. The Spanish car company will return to the forefront with a new project: a fully electric luxury supercar. This prototype will be presented at the Geneva International Motor Show in March 2019.

Hispano Suiza: a historic return in electric form

What can we expect from this new Hispano Suiza? The announcement explains that this supercar model will be manufactured in Barcelona and that it will have “high performance”. The stork brand has placed a countdown on its website to the presentation at the Geneva International Motor Show in 2019, when more details about this new prototype will be revealed.

Miguel Suqué Mateu, president of Hispano Suiza Fábrica de Automóviles S.A. and great-grandson of Damián Mateu, the company’s founder, expressed satisfaction at the return of the Spanish brand’s vehicles to the roads. He also added that Hispano Suiza was the first to build an electric vehicle. The company’s current president was candid and stated that he will fulfil the “dream” of his great-grandfather of having a 100% electric car.

The history of Hispano Suiza

Founded in 1904 in Barcelona by Damián Mateu Bisa, Francisco Seix Zaya and Marc Birkigt, the Hispano Suiza brand developed its activity in the automotive, aviation, naval, military and transport vehicle, and armaments sectors. Today, the Spanish car company is owned by Grup Peralada, which has businesses in the leisure, culture, winemaking and industry sectors.

At the beginning of the 21st century, the Spanish company tried to relaunch its activity in the automotive sector. The engineering firm Mazel and Hispano Suiza reached an agreement to develop a two-seater supercar model (HS21) in 2000. Over the following two years, evolutions of the aforementioned model were presented: K8 (2001) and HS21-GTS (2002).