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Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi Motors is a multinational automaker headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. They manufacture vehicles in six countries around the globe and sell around one million cars per year. They produce 20 models of cars, trucks, minivans, and SUVs in Asia, Europe, and the US. Mitsubishi products include the Lancer, Galant, Eclipse, and Outlander with eight models limited to Japanese sales only. - See more at: http://www.torquenews.com/forum/need-your-help-category-descriptions#sthash.uQGZf3vG.dpuf

By Keith Griffin on October 25, 2011 - 7:15AM
The five finalists for the 2012 Green Car of the Year have been announced with the field reduced to the: 2012 Ford Focus Electric, 2012 Mitsubishi i, the 2012 Honda Civic CNG, the 2012 Volkswagen Passat TDI and the 2012 Toyota Prius V. The winner will be announced at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show on Nov. 17.
By Hawke Fracassa on September 29, 2011 - 10:50PM
A new Mitsubishi auto dealership is opening in November near Portsmouth, N.H., in the town of Stratham. Stratham Mitsubishi is setting up shop at the same location where new Jeeps were sold for almost half a century until hard economic times choked off sales and put the dealership out of business.
By Kate McLeod on September 27, 2011 - 11:20AM
Mitsubishi Motors, maker of the electric vehicle, iMIEV, has partnered with two companies, WiTricity and a Japanese supplier of public infrastructure, IHI to research and develop an wireless charging system that will be readily compatible with electric grids.
By Gordon Block on September 22, 2011 - 12:32PM
Mitsubishi and Nissan continue to collaborate and form joint ventures, with the latest being a plan for Mitsubishi to sell a version of our Infiniti M sedan in the Japanese domestic market.
By KC Kelly on September 15, 2011 - 8:58AM
Mitsubishi Motors North America will be selling an all-new 2012 Eclipse Coupe SE to the highest bidder at the Mecum Auctions annual St. Charles Auction. All proceeds raised from the sale of this vehicle will be donated to the Japan Red Cross earthquake and tsunami relief fund.
By Kate McLeod on September 9, 2011 - 9:47AM
Mitsubishi says it has increased the price of its 2012 i-MIEV electric car by $1,135 due to unforeseen market conditions.
By Patrick Rall on September 6, 2011 - 4:36PM
The Mitsubishi Eclipse has enjoyed a long and (decreasingly) popular life since being introduced for the US market in 1989 but the very last Eclipse ever built has been produced and it will be auctioned off at the Mecum St. Charles Auction later this month with the proceeds going to charity.
By Gordon Block on August 30, 2011 - 12:43PM
After reports of people using hybrid car batteries to power home appliances after the Japan earthquake, Nissan and Mitsubishi are talking about developing standardized AC-charging systems for their own electric vehicles.
By Patrick Rall on August 9, 2011 - 4:16PM
Getting an all wheel drive Mitsubishi Lancer has always meant that you had to shell out the bigger bucks for the high performance Evolution and Ralliart trimlines but this fall, Mitsubishi will begin offering a naturally aspirated Lancer SE with all wheel drive.
By Gordon Block on July 15, 2011 - 9:11PM
The Mitsubishi i, which comes Stateside in November, will be the cheapest 100% electric vehicle in the country at less than $30k to start.
By Richard Gray on July 8, 2011 - 6:46PM
Mitsubishi has unveiled a solar-powered electric car charging station at the automaker’s North America headquarters in Southern California.
By Richard Gray on July 7, 2011 - 3:37PM
With high gasoline prices and consumer interest in hybrids and electrics, car buyers looking to “refuel” with electric may like the EPA rated 126 MPG equivalent delivered by the Mitsubishi i.
By Richard Gray on July 6, 2011 - 5:56PM
Mitsubishi Motors and Kids Safety First will host child safety seat inspection events at Mitsubishi dealerships in nine states in conjunction with Dorel Juvenile Group USA.
By Richard Gray on July 1, 2011 - 9:07PM
Despite a lackluster economy, Mitsubishi of North America reported a 97.7 percent increase in sales over June of last year.
By Gordon Block on June 20, 2011 - 4:33PM
Nissan and Mitsubishi, which signed a joint-venture agreement in December, have named the new company NMKV Co., Ltd.
By Hawke Fracassa on May 25, 2011 - 9:18AM
Mitsubishi (三菱) has two parts to its name: mitsu means three and hishi (changing to bishi in the middle of the word) means diamond (the shape). Hence, the three diamond logo. (Note that "diamond" in this context refers only to the rhombus shape, not to the precious gem.)
By Keith Griffin on May 25, 2011 - 7:21AM
When all else fails, make your cars look like Jelly Bellys. That just might be a winning sales tool for Mitsubishi, the giant Japanese automaker who has largely failed to generate significant interest in its products in the U.S. market.
By Patrick Place on May 21, 2011 - 10:30AM
In 1992, a brand new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution arrived in Mitsubishi dealerships. It was a fish out of water in a busy public traffic jam, but it’s a deer through the woods on a rally course. 19 years and ten versions later Mitsubishi has decided to stop production of its Rally Champion.
By Armen Hareyan on May 9, 2011 - 10:44AM
Best Buy says it is having talks with traditional automakers to sell electric cars in its stores and that the conversations with automakers are going well. Will this make the electronics retailer the largest EV dealership in the world?
By Cheryl Phillips on May 2, 2011 - 12:23AM
In a digital age when consumers can educate themselves long before they enter the showroom of a car dealership, women have become savvy shoppers who are using a variety of online resources to do their car buying research.
By Armen Hareyan on April 29, 2011 - 11:41AM
Automakers say their Japanese plants are operating at only 50 percent of their usual pace, as the country is struggling to recover from March 11, implying the situation will create a worldwide shortage of Japanese cars.
By Patrick Rall on April 25, 2011 - 12:42PM
Mitsubishi Motors has been struggling in the US market amidst a frenzy of rumors that some popular models will be getting the axe in the next few years but according to a report by AutoWeek, some of the automakers longest-running models in the US will see an end to production as soon as August.
By Don Bain on April 23, 2011 - 4:28PM
On the heels of the Earth Day announcement that the electric Mitsubishi i is now available for advance ordering, the manufacturer announced a partnership with NRG Energy to pave the road those cars will cruise with EV charging stations in Texas. As one of America's leading energy producers, NRG will help provide owners of the Mitsubishi i new freedom and range confidence across NRG's eVgo (ee-vee-go) privately funded electric vehicle (EV) recharging network.
By Don Bain on April 23, 2011 - 1:17AM
Though Mitsubishi is a late arrival in the electric vehicle market, there’s a chance the Mitsubishi i was worth the wait. The company made pre-ordering available today (Earth Day) for a competitive electric vehicle costing only $20,490 after tax credit and capable of charging to 80 percent in 30 minutes via a level three input.
By Don Bain on March 22, 2011 - 8:58PM
Japanese auto production has fallen to only 35 percent of their former output as a result of the Tohuko earthquake and tsunami, according to IHS Automotive Insight. Still the situation in Libya has an impact as well. "It's volatility that really drives people to smaller cars," said Aaron Bragman, an analyst for the auto authority.
By Patrick Rall on March 22, 2011 - 10:18AM
Mazda, Mitsubishi and Suzuki have re-opened plants in Japan as the country and deals with nuclear disaster risks and regular aftershocks but automotive giants Toyota and Honda have announced that their plants will remain closed until at least this weekend.
By John Matras on March 18, 2011 - 1:45PM
The Evo X - or as it's officially known, the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X - is destined for the scrapheap of history. Those in the supposed know have reported that with Mitsubishi's new self positioning as a green company, the battery electric iMIEV a case in point, high performance cars are on the way out.