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New Mitsubishi Triton to use newly developed ladder frame, chassis and diesel engine

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Mitsubishi Motors will use a newly developed ladder frame, chassis and clean diesel engine in the all-new Triton one-ton pickup truck. The newly developed ladder frame and newly designed double wishbone front suspension and leaf spring rear suspension provide both excellent driving performance and good ride comfort at a high level.

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Mitsubishi introducing PHEV version of redesigned Eclipse Cross; 2nd MMC PHEV on market

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) released a first look at the redesigned Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross, the next step in the company’s commitment to delivering a showroom full of new and extensively redesigned vehicles in the United States by the second quarter of 2021. The redesigned Eclipse Cross will debut in Q1 of 2021.

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Mitsubishi Electric introduces MEMS LiDAR solution for autonomous vehicles

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Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has developed a compact light-detection and ranging (LiDAR) solution incorporating a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) that achieves an extra-wide horizontal scanning angle to accurately detect the shapes and distances of objects ahead in autonomous driving systems. Vertical movement is currently ±3.4

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Mitsubishi unveils twin-motor 4WD PHEV Engelberg Tourer crossover concept in Geneva

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) unveiled a twin-motor, four-wheel-drive plug-in hybrid (PHEV) crossover concept—the Mitsubishi Engelberg Tourer—at the Geneva International Motor Show. gasoline unit designed for the PHEV system. Global sales of the Outlander PHEV increased 64.3%

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Mitsubishi Moonstone: IED students design concept crossover that explores the routes of the future

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Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) presented Mitsubishi Moonstone, the new full-electric concept Crossover made in collaboration with Mitsubishi Motors. A result of the thesis project of the seventeen students of the Master Course in Transportation Design a.y.

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Nidec to acquire Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool to support push into EV drives; E-Axle

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Nidec Corporation’s Board of Directors approved a resolution to acquire the shares of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool Co., a company that designs, manufactures, and sells machine tools, cutting tools, and related products. Nidec has set a target of achieving 35% global market share in the EV traction motor market by 2030.

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Mitsubishi to Launch the New Minicab EV Commercial Vehicle in Japan in December

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Mitsubishi Motors announced that the new Minicab EV, a kei-car1 class electric commercial vehicle with a monobox design, will go on sale at sales affiliates nationwide in Japan on December 21.