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Mitsubishi Motors officially announces end of production in US; seeking buyer for plant

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) officially announced , after several days of press reports, that Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc., Mitsubishi Motors’ production in the United States started in 1988 as Diamond Star Motors (DSM, later re-named as MMNA) which was a joint venture company with Chrysler Corporation.

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Siemens and Mitsubishi Heavy form joint venture for metals industry

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Siemens AG and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. The new JV will be established in the United Kingdom integrating Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery, Inc. (MH)—an and IHI Corporation—and Siemens MT Business, Siemens group companies undertaking metals production in countries including Germany, Austria and the US.

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Junkyard Find: 1986 Dodge Aries SE Four-Door Sedan

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Lee Iacocca 's Chrysler Corporation sold K-Cars in the United States for the 1981 through 1989 model years, saving itself from near-certain bankruptcy in the process. liter Mitsubishi Astron aka "Hemi 2.6" Today, we'll look at a K sedan that survived 36 years before being retired in California. liter Chrysler. This car has the base 2.2,

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MHI designs new bulk carrier enabling 25% reduction in CO2 emissions; ADM buying three

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. MHI) has designed a new bulk carrier equipped with the proprietary Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System (MALS), which reduces frictional resistance between the vessel hull and seawater using air bubbles produced at the vessel bottom, along with high-efficiency hull form and enhanced propulsion system.

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Deret Transport running 22 Canter Eco Hybrids in fleet; 25% reduction in fuel consumption

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The Canter is the flagship model of Daimler subsidiary Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC). The Deret Group now has one of the largest hybrid fleets in Europe, comprising 22 Canter Eco Hybrids. Beyond this, there are numerous other new features. The variants with a permissible gross vehicle weight above 6.5

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More EVs, Faster Charging

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Source: Autobloggreen.com ] Mitsubishi is doubling down on the iMiev. Almost 2000 were delivered to corporate customers in Japan last year. I suspect they'll find plenty of government and corporate buyers at the early higher price point as they strive to project greenness and meet emission targets.

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iMiEV Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Vehicle

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iMiEV Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Vehicle by Noel Adams Mitsubishi has been showing a number of electric cars at auto shows starting in Tokyo back in 2005, they didnÂťt show the most recent iteration, the one that will be the production version, until the 2007 Frankfurt Auto show. The cars are also being fleet tested in Japan.