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Mitsubishi Motors to unveil small PHEV SUV concept with four motors and gas turbine range extender

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At the Tokyo Motor Show lather this month, Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) will unveil the MI-TECH CONCEPT—a small plug-in hybrid SUV featuring a 4-motor 4WD system called Quad Motor with Dual Motor AYC (active yaw control) with 2-motors for both front and rear axle.

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Nevs signs framework agreement for 50% stake in transport vehicle manufacturing company in China; electric minivan to portfolio

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NLM’s product portfolio includes an electric commercial distribution minivan which is a part of the agreement. Currently, the product is the third-most sold electric commercial minivan in China, with more than 12,000 units sold during its first production year 2015, according to Nevs. Fujian New Long Ma Motor Co.,

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Mitsubishi Uses SABIC Noryl GTX Resin for RVR Front Fenders

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s new RVR compact crossover ( earlier post ) uses front fenders made from SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Noryl GTX resin. In developing the RVR as the company’s newest compact crossover, Mitsubishi engineers made every effort to reduce part weight in order to achieve best-in-class fuel efficiency.

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Junkyard Find: 1991 Dodge Grand Caravan LE

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We've had a run of European machinery in this series lately, with six of the last ten Junkyard Finds coming from across the Atlantic ( one from Sweden , one from Italy , two from West Germany and two from France ), so today it's the turn of that most Michigandic of machinery: A Chrysler minivan. liter straight-four engine or Mitsubishi 3.0-liter

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Junkyard Find: 1986 Dodge Lancer ES Turbo

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The branches of the Chrysler K-Car Family Tree are far too numerous to describe here, since so many different K-derived cars and minivans were built from the 1981 through 1995 model years for the North American market. For the 2002 model year, Mitsubishi Lancers finally arrived on this side of the Pacific. liter straight-four power.

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Junkyard Find: 1987 Toyota Conversion Van

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Chrysler revolutionized the American family-hauler world in the 1984 model year when the Plymouth Voyager and Dodge Caravan minivans first appeared. This fit in well with their name for the North American-market Hilux pickup after 1973: the Toyota Truck.

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Japan Green-Car Subsidy Boosts Vehicle Sales 12.9% In July

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Automakers “are stepping up marketing activity, urging customers who are still driving old vehicles to buy new ones before the subsidies expire,” says an official at Mitsubishi Motors Corp. jump partly on the popularity of the Fit subcompact and the Step WGN minivan. Toyota Motor Corp. enjoyed a 19.1% Honda Motor Co.

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