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By William Maley Staff Writer - CheersandGears.com May 13, 2013 Mitsubishi could be introducing a new subcompact sedan as part of an effort to help bolster their presence in the U.S. Automotive News reports that Mitsubishi dealers were shown rendering of the sedan at the brand's regional dealer meetings back in April. Mitsubishi told the dealers that the sedan could be arriving sometime in 2015. When asked about this, Mistubishi declined to confirm the timing or whether dealers in the U.S. would get it at all. What Mitsubishi did confirm is that they did talk to their dealers about this. The company "is looking into introducing a small, entry-level sedan to the Unite…
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Mitsubishi renders new global small car to be built in Thailand by Jeremy Korzeniewski (RSS feed) on Dec 10th 2010 at 9:25AM Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) plans to open a third factory in Thailand at the Laem Chabang Industrial Estate in Chonburi province about 60 miles southeast of Bangkok. The plant will eventually have a production capacity of up to 200,000 new vehicles per year and will produce a new global small car with 1.0-1.2L engines sometime in 2011 and based on a new platform that Mitsubishi promises will be affordable and deliver excellent fuel economy. This new machine will conform to the requirements of Thailand's government-led Eco-car Project bu…
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Mitsubishi tests new small car in U.S. Kathy Jackson | | Automotive News / April 3, 2006 - 6:00 am LOS ANGELES - Mitsubishi, eager to expand its U.S. lineup, is testing a small car in California. Two i cars arrived in March and will be driven in the Los Angeles area. The i car is sold in Japan. "We will drive it to get customers' comments," says Hiroshi Harunari, the new boss of Mitsubishi Motors North America Inc. "We will study things like which size engine is suitable for the U.S." Harunari, a 33-year Mitsubishi veteran, was chosen by the parent company to bring new products, leadership and consistency to the U.S. unit. Yet Harunari, 57, the fourth CEO of …
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Tall wagon to be first of Mitsubishi's new U.S. offerings As part of its planned revival, Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp. is readying a series of new products for North America through 2008. Among the most important is a redesigned version of the Outlander, the company's tall wagon. Due to reach U.S. dealerships in fall 2006, the '07 Outlander will be larger and more substantial than the current compact utility vehicle. The redesigned Outlander will offer an optional third row and seating for seven, as well as an optional 3.0-liter V-6 engine that is expected to produce around 250 horsepower. The first version of the new vehicle, aimed at the …
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I think this is one nice looking compact CUV(?) or MPV(?). It may draw some badly needed attention back to Mitsubishi when it comes to the U.S. Mitsubishi should discontinue the awkward looking Lancer Sportback when this model arrives in the U.S. I think U.S. buyers will accept and consider this over an odd looking hatchback. Link: Net Car Show: 2011 Mitsubishi RVR.
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Toyota, Fuji to develop hybrid for Subaru cars: paper TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp. and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. have agreed to co-develop a gasoline-electric hybrid system to be mounted on Fuji Heavy's Subaru cars, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported on Saturday. Toyota, Japan's top auto maker and the world leader in hybrid technology and sales, had previously considered supplying its own hybrid system to Fuji Heavy. But that proved difficult given Subaru's unique symmetrical all-wheel-drive drivetrain system, the paper said. Officials at the companies were not immediately available for comment. Toyota and Fuji Heavy have been exploring ways to cooperate in th…
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Mitsubishi i-MiEV a preview of automotive future It happened on Detroit's East Side: A driver in a Smart car waved at me. He saw what I was piloting, and it was a sign of the highest respect. What prompted this in-the-club type response from someone committed to saving the planet one fuel-sipping mile at a time? The answer is a car not even sold in the United States: the Mitsubishi i-MiEV. The name stands for Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Vehicle, based on the Mitsu's "i" minicar. The i-MiEV became available for lease in Japan last summer. Since Mitsubishi is bringing the i-MiEV state side in late 2011, they've brought a small fleet of right-hand drive vehicles over …
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Mitsubishi Motors to form new tie-up with Malaysia's Proton Thu Feb 2, 12:31 AM ET TOKYO (AFP) - Struggling Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors will form a new tie-up with Proton that would help the embattled Malaysian carmaker develop new models, a newspaper reports. The tie-up will include a technology transfer, mutual supply of auto parts, including engines, and allow Proton to create new models, the Asahi Shimbun reported, quoting unnamed company sources. The tie-up could also pave the way for production of Mitsubishi vehicles in Proton plants, the daily said. Mitsubishi Motors president Osamu Masuko will visit Malaysia Friday to sign a statement of mutual agr…
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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Appoints New President and CEO of MMNA Nov. 25, 2008 Link to Article CYPRESS, Calif., Nov 25, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Mitsubishi Motors Corporation today announced that effective January 1, 2009, Shinichi Kurihara (59) will succeed Hiroshi Harunari as President and CEO of Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA). With the fulfillment of his three-year term, Hiroshi Harunari returns to Japan for reassignment within Mitsubishi Motors Corporation. As President and CEO of MMNA, Harunari made strides improving dealer communication and vastly helped instill a culture of greater fiscal responsibility in day-to-day operations. Harunari p…
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Mitsubishi has plan to end the skid Hans Greimel Automotive News -- July 12, 2010 - 12:01 am ET TOKYO -- Struggling to revive his dwindling U.S. business, Mitsubishi Motors President Osamu Masuko has outlined a two-pronged plan that hinges on introducing new products and building a new vehicle at an underused Illinois assembly plant. Mitsubishi's sales have fallen off sharply since 2007, when the brand staged a one-year sales revival after four years of precipitous decline. But in an interview with Automotive News, Masuko gave no hint that he's ready to give up on the United States, even as the company focuses more on developing markets. So far this year Mitsubishi h…
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Report: Future Mitsubishi models may each get their own EV variant by Zach Bowman (RSS feed) on Dec 21st 2010 at 2:29PM Word on the web is that Mitsubishi is bracing for the electrification of the automobile in a big way. According to Motor Trend, the Japanese automaker is in the midst of developing all of its future products so that they easily support an EV drivetrain or an internal combustion get up. That line of thinking seems to mesh well with the rumors of the upcoming hybrid crossover from Mitsubishi. The lumbering beast will supposedly take plenty of cues from the PX-MiEV that showed up at the 2009 Tokyo Auto Show, with a 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine working…
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Next Evo goes diesel hybrid Friday, June 11, 2010 Mitsubishi is planning a radical overhaul of its Lancer Evolution by changing the next incarnation into a diesel hybrid. The switch of drivetrain is designed to save the Evo from tightening economy and emissions regs while preserving its trademark mid-range shove. Mitsubishi is said to have given serious consideration to axing the Evo model altogether. As recently as a month ago, sources in Japan said an earlier project — to switch the car to a petrol hybrid powertrain and base it on the PX-MiEV SUV concept’s platform — was dead. But now the firm’s R&D department has been given approval to push the car in a differe…
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Mitsubishi Motors set to buy 20 pct stake in China carmaker Fri Feb 17, 5:01 AM ET TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's Mitsubishi Motors has reached an outline agreement to buy a stake of at least 20 percent in Chinese carmaker South East Motor (Fujian) from Taiwan's China Motor. Mitsubishi Motors, Japan's fourth-largest automaker and the only one now in the red, wants to expand its presence in mainland China. "We have agreed with China Motor that we will buy about 20-25 percent of the shares of South East Motor," said a spokesman for Mitsubishi Motors on Friday. "By the purchase of the stake we aim to strengthen our operation in China although the details of the agreement are …
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Mitsubishi Motors seeks 56% sales growth by 2013 Automotive News Europe -- June 8, 2010 13:16 CET TOKYO (Reuters) -- Mitsubishi Motors Corp aims to announce by the end of 2010 how it plans to get billions of dollars in preferred shares off its balance sheet, and will unveil a growth plan for a 56 percent jump in vehicle sales at the same time, its president said on Tuesday. Japan's sixth-biggest automaker has suffered a sharp slide in sales in recent years and many analysts have dropped its stock from their coverage due to the unresolved issue of more than 400 billion yen ($4.4 billion) of unredeemed preferred shares issued mostly to the Mitsubishi group. President O…
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Report: Mitsubishi i-MiEV to be upgraded for the U.S. by Jeff Glucker (RSS feed) on Sep 7th 2010 at 9:32AM Mitsubishi is getting ready to roll out its electric i-MiEV in the United States, which is expected to arrive in late 2011. When it does land on our shores, it will be larger than its Japanese- and Euro-spec cousins. Gregory Adams, head of marketing and product planning for Mitsubishi Motors North America, states that the changes were required to meet U.S. crash regulations and to conform to our super-sized tastes. In addition to a roomier i-MiEV, U.S.-spec cars will feature an upgraded interior and a greater number of standard features. The electric egg-bus is ex…
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