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OCTOBER 8, 2013

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will unveil three world premiere concept cars—two of them plug-in hybrids—at the 43 rd Tokyo Motor Show 2013 late in November. Mitsubishi says that the Concept XR-PHEV offers nimble drivability and a body style resembling a sport coupe. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2011

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. The carmaker is betting that Europe’s public sector, which places a high importance on environmental protection, will be willing to swallow added expenses for EVs.The firm intends to produce and ship 25,000 i-MiEVs worldwide in fiscal 2011, a threefold jump on the year.

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AUGUST 20, 2013

The Nikkei reported that Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Mitsubishi Motors’ investigation found that batteries that had been improperly dropped as part of the screening process were included in supplies from Lithium Energy Japan. Mitsubishi Motors currently has back orders for roughly 18,000 of the plug-in Outlanders worldwide.

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JUNE 18, 2012

At the forthcoming 2012 Paris Motor Show (“Mondial de l’Automobile”), Mitsubishi Motors will stage the premiere of the new Outlander Plug-in Hybrid EV. The new Outlander PHEV will have three driving modes supported by front and rear electric motors and front traction/generator engine. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation will deliver 20 units of the all-electric eCanter truck to the Australia Post fleet. The eCanter for Australia is shipped from Tramagal, Portugal, and comes with the same standard specifications as the models currently available in Japan and Europe. The eCanter, which falls under the 7.5-ton

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JANUARY 27, 2017

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that through its local importer and distributor MMC Ukraine, MMC will supply the National Police of Ukraine with 635 units of the Outlander PHEV. Mitsubishi has extensively revised the Outlander PHEV for 2017. These vehicles are to be delivered around July 2017.

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JANUARY 20, 2014

With more Outlander PHEVs currently on their way to Europe, Mitsubishi Motor Sales Netherlands says it will soon be able to deliver the 11,000+ orders currently in its books and growing. Full year capacity (as from FY14) will be of more than 50,000 units, with Europe its largest market.

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AUGUST 31, 2015

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC)’s revamped 2016 Outlander PHEV, due to go on sale in Europe in September, will make its European debut at the 66 th International Motor Show (IAA) in several weeks. Now exported to 48 countries including those in Europe, the Outlander has racked up cumulative sales of some 70,000 units.

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MAY 26, 2017

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) delivered 635 Outlander PHEV vehicles to the National Police of Ukraine on 25 May through its local importer and distributor MMC Ukraine. The vehicle order stems from an emissions trading agreement signed by a number of Japanese companies with the Government of Ukraine.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will present the global debut of the new Outlander SUV plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) at the 2012 Paris Motor Show later this month. EV Drive Mode is an all-electric mode in which the front and rear motors drive the vehicle using only electricity from the drive battery.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2011

The Nikkei reports that Mitsubishi Motors Corp. To improve its bottom line, Mitsubishi Motors North America Inc., Mitsubishi Motors will discontinue these three models and instead make another—the Outlander Sport. which operates the plant, has carried out a series of layoffs since fiscal 2004.

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JUNE 15, 2011

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s business partner in Taiwan China Motors Corp (CMC), Mitsubishi Corporation, (MC) and the Hsinchu County government in northwestern Taiwan have signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the promotion of electric vehicles (EVs).

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JUNE 22, 2016

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced its forecasts for the FY2016 full-year (April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017). Europe: 187,000 units, down 9% or 19,000 units year-on-year. Earlier post.). MMC’s global sales forecast for FY2016 is 962,000 units, a decrease of 8% or 86,000 units over the same period in FY2015.

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MARCH 8, 2024

Daimler Truck subsidiary Mitsubishi Fuso Bus and Truck Corp. Mitsubishi Fuso left the US market in 2020 , but before it did the company spent the better part of two decades at or near the top of the American medium-duty box truck market. Mitsubishi 129 kW e-axle Fuso eCanter e-axle electric motor; via Mitsubishi.

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MAY 25, 2010

The Irish Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan; Electricity Supply Board (ESB); and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation; MC Automobile (Europe), N.V.; Mitsubishi Motors has made available 15 all-electric Mitsubishi i-MiEVs in advance of the general European launch in October 2010.

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OCTOBER 26, 2017

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has begun mass-producing the auto industry’s first crankshaft-mounted integrated starter-generator (ISG) system for 48V hybrid vehicles, which will be mounted in Mercedes-Benz vehicles. The system will be on display during 45 th Tokyo Motor Show 2017.

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AUGUST 1, 2012

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will launch the all-new Mirage global compact car at dealerships throughout Japan on 31 August at an MSRP ranging from ¥998,000 to ¥1,288,000 (US$12,800 to $16,500). The new Mirage. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). km/liter (64 mpg US, 3.7 km/liter (54.6 mpg US, 4.3

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AUGUST 27, 2014

At the Moscow International Automobile Salon 2014, Mitsubishi presented its four-wheel drive SUV plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), the Outlander PHEV ( earlier post ); sales of the Outlander PHEV will start in Russia from September, 2014. The Outlander PHEV is the top-selling plug-in in Europe. Sales figures from EV Sales.).

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JULY 16, 2011

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s (MMC) Thai subsidiary, Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand) Co., MMTh) has agreed to start joint testing of the i-MiEV electric vehicle (EV) with the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) and PEA ENCOM International Co., PEA ENCOM).

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AUGUST 20, 2009

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC), along with its German distributor Mitsubishi Motors Deutschland (MMD), is providing two electric i-MiEVs to Fraport AG, the owner of the Frankfurt Airport, in a promotion for the vehicle.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Mitsubishi Motors Thailand Co., MMTh), Mitsubishi Motor’s subsidiary in Thailand, has agreed to start joint testing of the i-MiEV new-generation electric vehicle (EV) with PTT Public Company Limited (PTT), a natural gas and petroleum company and the largest energy company in Thailand.

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OCTOBER 18, 2017

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has been conducting expressway-based field testing of its xAUTO vehicle and related autonomous-driving technologies for self-sensing and network-based driving since May 2016. The xAUTO will be exhibited during 45 th Tokyo Motor Show 2017 later this month. earlier post ).

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Pity poor Mitsubishi, whose Outlander Plug-In Hybrid has been on sale in Europe and Asia for almost two years. But the plug-in hybrid SUV''s U.S. debut has been delayed several times, and now is set for the fall of 2015, likely as a 2016 model.

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JANUARY 28, 2022

The Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi Alliance has defined a common 2030 roadmap on pure-EV and Intelligent & Connected mobility, sharing investments for the benefits of its three-member companies and their customers. Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi have already invested more than €10 billion in the field of electrification.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Moving forward on their earlier Memorandum of Understanding ( earlier post ), Osamu Masuko, CEO of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC), and Philippe Varin, CEO of PSA Peugeot Citroën, in Paris signed a cooperative agreement that signifies a new step in their partnership on electric vehicles (EV).

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APRIL 27, 2010

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and PSA Peugeot Citroën have come to an agreement to start a new collaborative project regarding a compact SUV. This agreement provides for the development and adaptation for both the Peugeot and Citroën marques of the compact SUV, based on the Mitsubishi RVR platform. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 27, 2015

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) said it will unveil a world premiere compact SUV plug-in hybrid concept car on 3 March at the 85 th Geneva International Motor Show. Click to enlarge. Top selling national markets for the Outlander PHEV in 2014 were: The Netherlands: 7,666 units. The UK: 5,370 units. Sweden: 2,289 units.

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JUNE 30, 2010

PSA Peugeot Citroën (PSA) and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) have started a feasibility study for the development and supply of powertrains for electric vehicles, including an analysis on the packaging of batteries and its business viability. The first application of this new agreement will focus on light commercial vehicles.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Mitsubishi is bringing the plug-in hybrid crossover Outlander (the best-selling PHEV in Europe) to the US. The 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) will arrive in dealerships in December 2017 with an MSRP of $34,595. The front motor delivers 137 N·m of torque; the rear deliver 195 N·m.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Mitsubishi Corp. GS Yuasa reportedly will have a majority stake, Magna 20-40% and Mitsubishi the remainder. Costing 40 billion yen [US$466 million] or so, their factory will likely be one of the largest electric-vehicle lithium ion battery plants in Europe and is to be built in Spain or Austria. and Magna International Inc.

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MARCH 9, 2012

Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) will launch a plug-in hybrid version of its new Outlander (introduced at the current Geneva Motor Show) during the course of FY2012 (1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013). Working in tandem with the Mitsubishi plug-in hybrid EV system, S-AWC also contributes to better fuel efficiency. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

HERE Technologies and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) intend to link their advanced location technologies for autonomous vehicles into a powerful integrated service offering for automakers. The xAUTO will be exhibited during 45th Tokyo Motor Show 2017 later this month. —Edzard Overbeek, CEO of HERE Technologies.

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AUGUST 25, 2014

American buyers are still enduring what seems like an interminable wait for the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid. Over in Europe however the plug-in crossover has been on sale for a few months now--and Mitsubishi is adding another variant to the range.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

The Alliance of Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi announced their six-year plan—Alliance 2022—which sets a new target to double annual synergies to €10 billion by the end of the plan. This year, Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors became the world’s largest automotive group by sales volume.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Alongside the i MiEV Sport Air concept ( earlier post ), Mitsubishi will unveil the Prototype i MiEV concept model at the 79 th Geneva International Motor Show (3-15 March). While Mitsubishi has reached no final decision as to whether or when the car will be launched, it will gauge reactions to the Prototype i MiEV show car.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has been a huge success in Europe, selling more than 100,000 copies there over several years. As the first and least expensive plug-in hybrid SUV, it received many incentives in different European countries and provided the first taste of plug-in electric driving for numerous families.

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has begun production of its European-spec i-MiEV new-generation electric vehicle along with production of PSA Peugeot Citroën’s (PSA) Peugeot iOn and Citroën C-ZERO at its Mizushima Plant. MMC has been producing and selling the Japan-spec i-MiEV since last year.

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