So Mitsubishi as of recent haven’t been very promising with their news, especially since they announced the death of the Lancer Evolution (which is apparently not really dead), the model that gave the Japanese make a huge spike in popularity after gaining attention through various forms of media. But despite the rather troubling news, Mitsubishi [...]
Mitsubishi has announced the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rated fuel-economy for the Mitsubishi i electric-car. The Mitsubishi has been rated to deliver the best-in-segment ‘fuel’ efficiency as determined by EPA in the areas of both mile-per-gallon equivalency (MPGe) and driving range. So what does it get? The electric-powered Mitsubishi i gets an EPA-rated 126 MPGe [...]
Two new versions of the Mitsubishi i-MiEV were released on Wednesday, but neither will be hitting U.S. soil. The less expensive, and heavier price-tagged versions will be released only in Japan. The i-MiEV M takes it down a notch, being sold at $32,140. This model can only travel up to 75 miles, which is 25 [...]
In order to create more cars for the growing minicar market in Japan, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd and Mitsubishi Motor Corp. are collaborating to create NMVK Co. Ltd. Operational as of June 1, the new venture will be in Tokyo, with 35 employees. The companies will be combining the minicar engineer and product-development, and parts [...]
Mitsubishi announced the pricing for their new fully electric Mitsubishi i today at the 2011 New York Auto Show. Featuring their new MiEV or Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle technology, the new i will be Mitsubishi’s first ever electric car. Despite being very attractively priced at a humble $22,490 for the EX, the i also features a [...]
The devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami has hurt the country’s manufacturing sector. In the automotive industry, automakers together have lost production of more than a half million vehicles. Japan’s big seven automakers lost 516,000 units of output as Japan marked the one month anniversary of the massive March 11 quake. The total figure is [...]
We woke up this morning to a lot of Japan quake updates and its effect on the auto industry – so we decided to put together a little post of updates for you instead of pump out three or four different articles throughout the day. Here we go: Toyota, Honda extend Japan plant shutdown: Toyota [...]
So recently, Mitsubishi announced that they will be killing the Evo lineup and that the current Lancer Evolution will be the last of the famously fast, compact AWD sport sedans so that the company can focus on becoming an industry leader for electric cars. Welp, Mitsubishi has successfully made themselves completely irrelevant, so it’s almost [...]
Mitsubishi unveiled their new global subcompact car today at the Geneva Auto Show. In light of the recent trends to become more economical and to globalize automobiles, Mitsubishi is planning to push the limits with its introduction of the “Global Small” lineup for the B-Segment: “the next generation architecture with built-in flexibility to accommodate – [...]
Let’s just call this a rumor for now but it is reported that Mitsubishi is considering bringing back the Diamante sedan. Published reports say that Mitsubishi plans to sell a rebadged version of the Infiniti M in Japan to fill a long-running gap in its premium offerings. However, in an interview last month, Mitsubishi President [...]
