May 2017: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

[William Maley]

MITSUBISHI MOTORS REPORTS 4.5 PERCENT SALES INCREASE

• Outlander leads the way with May sales up 15.2 percent
• Mirage Family sales up 11.6 percent over last May
• Calendar year-to-date sales are 46,951; up 6.9 percent

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) reported May 2017 sales of 9,429 an increase of 4.5 percent over May 2016. The brand's sales leader is once again the popular three-row CUV Outlander with sales of 3,382, an increase of 15.2 percent over last May. The spirited Mirage and Mirage G4 sales were up 11.6 percent with total sales of 2,342.

The brand continues its momentum by reporting monthly sales increases. Total 2017 calendar-year sales are up 6.9 percent compared to last year at this time with 46,951 units sold.

	May		YTD
	2017	2016	2017	2016
i‐MiEV	0	2	6	16
Mirage	2342	2098	11948	11632
Lancer	896	929	6949	7406
Outlander Sport	2809	3060	12361	13372
Outlander	3382	2936	15687	11485
Total	9429	9025	46951	43911

[David]

I really wonder how stand alone Mitsubishi dealers survive on such little sales. 

[A Horse With No Name]

On 6/1/2017 at 2:50 PM, dfelt said:

I really wonder how stand alone Mitsubishi dealers survive on such little sales. 

Dealing meth out of the service bay perhaps....probably also why mirage sales are up...what a miserable small car....

[David]

27 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said:

Dealing meth out of the service bay perhaps....probably also why mirage sales are up...what a miserable small car....

 So true, how else can anyone actually stand to drive it as a daily driver.

[A Horse With No Name]

1 minute ago, dfelt said:

 So true, how else can anyone actually stand to drive it as a daily driver.

On another forum a guy was bragging about buying one....a few months alter he traded it in about 6 grand upside down just to get out of it...

[David]

1 minute ago, A Horse With No Name said:

On another forum a guy was bragging about buying one....a few months alter he traded it in about 6 grand upside down just to get out of it...

WOW