Mitsubishi Motors

Mitsubishi halts production of EVs due to faulty...
Ryugo Nakao, center, and other Mitsubishi Motors Corp. executives respond to questions from reporters on March 27 at company headquarters in Tokyo. (Ryuji Kudo)
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said it has suspended the manufacturing and shipment of electric vehicles that use a lithium-ion battery made by a subsidiary of GS Yuasa Corp. after...
Nissan, Mitsubishi to release jointly developed...
Nissan Motor Co.’s DAYZ minicar (Provided by Nissan Motor Co.)
Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will release their jointly developed minicars in June, the automakers announced March 8.
BIZ BRIEF: Nissan, Mitsubishi unveil names of new...
Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. announced March 8 the model names of their jointly developed new minicars for the domestic market.
BIZ BRIEF: Mitsubishi Motors invests in Russian...
Mitsubishi Corp. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (MMC) will each acquire 9 percent of shares in Rolf Import, the automaker’s distributor in Russia, to improve product planning...
BIZ BRIEF: Mitsubishi launches new Outlander SUV in ...
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has launched a new version of its popular Outlander four-wheel-drive car in Japan, the company said Oct. 25.
Mitsubishi Motors aims for growth in India, Brazil
The Asahi Shimbun
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. is to tap into growing demand for cars in Brazil and India, planning joint ventures with existing assembly partners there, its president has said.
Mitsubishi Motors announces hybrid SUV
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will launch a family-size hybrid vehicle early next year, riding on the popularity of fuel-efficient models such as Toyota Motor Corp.'s successful...
BIZ BRIEF: Mitsubishi Motors develops 'e-Assist'...
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has developed "e-Assist," a new active safety system that uses millimeter-wavelength radar as well as a camera to help increase driving safety, the...
Mitsubishi to unveil new high-mileage Mirage in...
Osamu Masuko, president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., announces the Japan release of the new Thai-produced Mirage compact in Tokyo on Aug. 1. (Satoshi Kubo)
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. announced Aug. 1 that it will introduce its new Mirage compact car nationwide on Aug. 31.
BIZ BRIEF: Mitsubishi to unveil new high-mileage...
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. announced Aug. 1 that it will introduce the new Mirage global compact car at dealerships throughout Japan on Aug. 31.
BIZ BRIEF: Mitsubishi Motors will give up Dutch...
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. announced July 11 that it has signed an agreement regarding the share transfer of its subsidiary European production site Netherlands Car B.V. (NedCar)...
Carmakers big on devices enabling EVs, hybrids to...
Electricity is supplied from Nissan Motor Co.’s Leaf electric vehicle to a home through an EV Power Station unit in Tokyo. (Satoshi Kubo)
Japanese carmakers are ramping up the development and marketing of equipment that enables owners of electric vehicles to use electricity stored in their car batteries to power...
Eco cars to compete at Le Mans, Pikes Peak
Rally driver Hiroshi Masuoka beside Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s i-MiEV Evolution electric vehicle on May 18 (Satoshi Kubo)
Japanese automakers are entering racing models of their electric and hybrid cars in endurance tests in Japan and across the world, to test their technologies and drive sales.
Domestic auto production sees surge in FY2011
A worker assembles Toyota's gasoline-electric hybrid subcompact Aqua at a plant in Iwate Prefecture on March 9. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Showing resiliency following the effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake and massive flooding in Thailand, domestic automobile production by eight major makers rose 2.4...
Mitsubishi tests EV power supply for smart grid
Mitsubishi Motors President Osamu Masuko shows off the i-MiEV vehicle at the test operation facility with solar panels in the Nagoya plant on April 12. (Hiroaki Kimura)
Mitsubishi Motors Corp set up a test facility April 12 for smart grid next-generation power networks using batteries from electric vehicles.
Seeing is believing: Mitsubishi Mirage is back in...
Mitsubishi Motors President Osamu Masuko, second from right, and others stand beside the new Mirage at its rollout in Bangkok on March 20. (Provided by Mitsubishi Motors Corp.)
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. unveiled its new Mirage "global compact car" on March 20 in Thailand, where the car is made, after being out of production for 12 years.
Mitsubishi Power Box turns EVs into household power ...
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko shows off the company's new power feeder MiEV Power Box. (Ken Miyazaki)
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. is set to market a device that can supply electrical power from an electric vehicle for appliances, such as rice cookers and kettles.
Mitsubishi Motors to Launch MiEV Power BOX 1500...
Tokyo, March 9, 2012 -- Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced today that it will bring to market on April 27 the new MiEV power BOX power feeder which is capable of...
BIZ BRIEF: Mitsubishi Motors Thailand secures major ...
Mitsubishi Motors Thailand (MMTh), the exclusive distributor, producer and subsidiary of Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (MMC), has secured committed lines of credit from several local ...
Mitsubishi Motors to Enter i-MiEV Prototype in 2012 ...
Tokyo , March 1, 2012 -- Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will enter the i-MiEV Prototype in the 2012 edition (July 8) of the legendary Pikes Peak International Hill Climb...