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Mitsubishi to shutdown Illinois plant for seven weeks in 2009

Posted: Dec 09, 2008
Filed under: Industry News, Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi to shutdown Illinois plant for seven weeks in 2009

Mitsubishi announced today that it will suspend production at its Illinois plant for seven weeks next year after its U.S. sales declined 25 percent through November. The Japanese automaker will halt production at its Normal, Illinois factory starting Feb. 16th to April 3rd.
The move will mark the longest production shutdown at the plant according to [...]

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Mitsubishi considering killing Galant until new successor arrives

Posted: Nov 03, 2008
Filed under: Industry News, Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi considering killing Galant until new successor arrives

Mitsubishi’s CEO Osamu Masuko is considering killing production of the Galant at the companies Normal, Illinois plant. Instead he plans on producing small cars at the factory and is also considering moving production of the Lancer and Outlander crossover to the plant.
The plant has been running on low capacity for some time now. Last month, [...]

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