found about 1 hour ago by Murilee Martin on
Jalopnik
We've been led to believe that the driver's seat on street cars should be one side or the other, but why? Team Mid-Drive Crisis converted their LeMons Mirage to mid-drive, and we can see that the...
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To build the four-wheel-drive Pajero Dakar jeep and Lancer sedan in Brazil, the local subsidiary of Mitsubishi Motors will invest 800 million reais ($454 million) in the next five years. Mitsubishi has a factory in the central state of Goias. The...
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Mitsubishi’s 2011 ASX is already making waves in Japan. Dealerships received the car only last Feb. 17 but to date, the company has received 5,169 orders. The carmaker had initially hoped to sell about 1,500 units each month. The ASX, which is...
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Japanese automaker Mitsubishi has revealed that their newly released SUV in Japan, the ASX, has sold a whopping three times more than they expected it to sell. Apparently, the Japanese consumers got decent tax breaks by buying the car, plus of...
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Mitsubishi’s Ralliart motorsports operations will be permanently closed in 2010. Mitsubishi has long been known for its motorsport activities, particularly with rally racing. In fact, the Japanese carmaker develops and produces performance parts...
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found 2 days ago by Dan Roth on
Autoblog
What's popular in the Japanese home market isn't always an indicator of worldwide success; check out their obsession with dogs, for instance. On the other hand, the reason Mitsubishi's ASX has pulled down three-and-a-half times the automaker's...
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Mitsubishi announced today that the 2011 RVR (known as ASX in Europe) has sold over 5,000 units in its first month on sale in Japan. Officials had originally hoped to sell 1,500 units on a monthly basis, but have already sold a total 5,169 units....
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Ralliart Inc. announced a week ago that its business operations would cease on March 31. Despite this announcement, Mitsubishi will continue using the “Ralliart” brand name. Ralliart is a wholly owned Japanese subsidiary of Mitsubishi Motors...
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Like The Cosby show, pop-rocks and the McRib sandwich “All good things must come to an end” as the saying goes. The WRC moniker that has been synonymous with Mitsubishi Motors Co., Ralliart is slated to close its doors, possibly for good, on...
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We still own the Ralliart name, and we still intend to brand our cars with it. The biggest change for us is that we won’t have to pay royalties to use the name anymore, Mitsubishi North America spokesman Maurice Durand explains to Automotive News...
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found 6 days ago by Murilee Martin on
Jalopnik
I had never heard of this tiny pre-Minica kei van prior to reading about it on the Japanese Nostalgic Car forums, but now I must have one!...
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Mitsubishi has recalled the 2004 edition of the Endeavor and the 2010 edition of the Galant due to a corrosion issue which might result in a leak of flammable liquids. The recall affects approximately 60,000 vehicles, the vast majority of which are...
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Better safer than sorry. In the wake of safety issues affecting auto makers, with the most high profile one being Toyota, other manufacturers are not waiting for something to happen before issuing a recall. The latest to join the party is...
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found 8 days ago by Steven J. Ewing on
Autoblog
Mitsubishi is recalling both the 2004 Endeavor SUV and 2010 Galant sedan over possible corrosion issues that could cause flammable fluids to leak. The safety recall affects approximately 56,113 Endeavors and 2,307 Galants across the United States....
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If you’re in Japan, you can visit your Mitsubishi dealerships now in order to see for yourself the new compact RVR crossover that had been unveiled last December. In Japan, the car is named the RVR and it is priced between 1,785,000 and 2,449,650...
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Mitsubishi has announced their plans to introduce the 2010 Outlander RX into the Australian market. The RX will be based on the Outlander LS and it will have a new front bumper, new fog lights, aggressive side sills, a new rear air dam and 18-inch...
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Mitsubishi's European arm has released a new batch of photos and additional information on its market-specific ASX Crossover that will premiere at this year's edition of the Geneva Salon. The European-spec version of the Japanese RVR, which went on...
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found 14 days ago by Matt Hardigree on
Jalopnik
Kuwaiti driver Mbarak al-Thefiri competes in the Kuwait International Rally, completely oblivious to the guy hanging out in the middle of the track. That guy's totally got a future in rallying! Photo Credit: YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP/Getty...
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Extra production should bring down Mitsubishi’s costs per EV By Brendan Moore 03.09.2010 Mitsubishi Motors has agreed to produce 100,000 vehicles for PSA/Peugeot-Citroen starting in October of this year, with the vehicles scheduled to be offered...
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Mitsubishi’s Ralliart is one of the more famous performance divisions, thanks to the brand’s rally winning exploits and the Lancer Evolution series’ cult following. So it’s sad news to hear that Ralliart is the latest to succumb to the...
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In a farewell letter sent to customers, Ralliart announced today that it is going to close its doors as of March 2010. “Because of the sudden change of economy situation since the year before last, the business circumstance surrounding our...
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found 9 days ago by Chris Paukert on
Autoblog
In a letter issued to its customers, Ralliart, a Japanese high-performance subsidiary of Mitsubishi, has announced that it is closing its doors. The company's business case has apparently faded, a victim of the wilting domestic aftermarket scene as...
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found 10 days ago by Matt Hardigree on
Jalopnik
Mitsubishi's performance subsidiary Ralliart, responsible for the company's past WRC and Dakar efforts, will wind down operations this month in advance an April closing. With poor sales they've...
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Most Japanese car manufacturers have all found a way to differentiate themselves, Toyota has the reputation for producing bullet-proof cars (although that...
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Mitsubishi and the NHTSA have just announced a recall for 56,113 2004 Endeavors. The problem lies within the reinforcing bracket and fuel filler pipe. Much like many other similar problems both parts could potentially become corroded which could...
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Peugeot Citroen has decided not to acquire a substantial stake in Mitsubishi. At the Geneva show earlier this week, PSA’s chief executive Phillippe Varin and Mitsubishi president Osamu Masuko had talked. In an interview, Varin says that the terms...
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Yes, that’s true, and the buyer in question is PSA Peugeot Citroën. Mitsubishi has announced the signing of a “Final Cooperative Agreement” that will see the French giant purchase 100,000 units of the i-MiEV electric car. PSA will market the...
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Mitsubishi has issued a recall for 56,113 Endeavor vehicles from the 2004 model year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. These include vehicles originally sold or currently registered in Connecticut, Delaware,...
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With the Chinese planning an electrical assault on Europe, with Nissan preparing their Leaf and with Renault charging-up Zoe, Peugeot-Citroen (PSA) is probably feeling a little exposed right now. Bad enough PSA failed to work out an agreement with...
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I don’t know how I missed this earlier, but there’s been a recall for the 2010 Mitsubishi Galant. If you’ve got one with an auto tranny, the oil cooler pipe assembly may not be thick enough. Corrosion could eat through the pipe, cause a...
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