Mitsubishi News
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Think back, if you can, to early 2008. In the real world, that's just 10 years ago, but in electric-car time, it's several millennia. The Tesla Roadster had been announced, but hadn't yet struggled into production. The Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt were still deep in development, and the plan for a Tesla Model S hadn't been announced beyond a vague promise in Tesla's published 2006 "Secret Master Plan." DON'T MISS: RIP Mitsubishi i-MiEV: lowest-range, slowest electric car departs U.S. market (Aug 2017) So it was nothing short of a revelation when Mitsubishi announced it would produce and sell a...
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2019 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV updates for Europe to debut in GenevaThe 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...
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Nissan and partners have now sold 540,000 plug-in electric vehiclesOf the 90 million or so new vehicles sold globally last year, plug-in electric cars made up only a tiny proportion, roughly 1 percent. But the auto industry works on long product cycles and buyers tend to be conservative, only changing the types of cars they buy if life circumstances change or...
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Nissan, Mitsubishi, Renault all to 'target' electric cars in 2020, CEO Ghosn saysCarlos Ghosn has been an advocate of electric cars for years, but after initial disappointment, he's ready to take on the segment with even greater focus. The CEO of the Renault Nissan Alliance that now includes Mitsubishi predicted the rise of electric cars nearly a decade ago, and oversaw the...
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Who will sell the first affordable AWD electric SUV? Poll resultsOf our eight Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy award winners since 2011, five have been compact five-door hatchbacks. It's a good, sensible format, by far the most popular segment in Europe and stronger even in Canada than in the U.S. Sadly, U.S. car buyers are not only ignoring small hatchbacks...
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2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV: first drive of plug-in hybrid SUVNot too many people will ever drive the 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, the plug-in hybrid version of the company's mid-size crossover utility vehicle. So it was fitting that the company launched the vehicle on dusty roads in the back country of Catalina Island: roads that not many people are...
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Some car companies release their business plans and goals publicly, others don't. This morning, the Renault Nissan Alliance (now including Mitsubishi as well) released a new six-year plan laying out its business goal through 2022. Among the most significant: The group said it will launch 12 separate battery-electric vehicles globally by 2022. DON'T MISS: Goal for 2018 Nissan Leaf: double sales of new electric car Equally important, those 12 vehicles will "utilize common platforms and components" across all three brands, meaning significant economies of scale. While Renault's rescue of...
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Nissan Leaf electric car platform to spawn more models, SUV included: reportThe 2018 Nissan Leaf apparently won't be the brand's lone electric car for much longer, if a new report with details on plans to expand the electric car's underpinnings to additional models proves accurate. Following the introduction of the second-generation 2018 Nissan Leaf, the electric car's...
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RIP Mitsubishi i-MiEV: lowest-range, slowest electric car departs U.S. marketThe Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car deserves a place in history. It was arguably the first mass-produced modern electric car put on sale, well before the Nissan Leaf arrived in December 2010. Pre-production i-MiEVs were operating in test fleets in Japan as early as 2007, and it was on sale in that...
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Nissan's plans: reignite electric-car sales, boost lagging MitsubishiThe Nissan Leaf has been a fading light in the electric car market, but after a few years in the dark, it will soon get a chance to shine once more. Despite a battery capacity increase in 2016 and a quarter of a million in sales since its 2010 launch, the Leaf has been in dire need of a proper trip...
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With Mitsubishi, Renault-Nissan is world's largest maker of all-electric carsThe controlling interest in carmaker Mitsubishi it acquired last year has helped the Renault-Nissan Alliance to solidify its position as the global leader in sales of battery-electric cars. The Nissan Leaf is the best-selling all-electric car in history, while the Renault Zoe has achieved...
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2017 Mitsubishi Mirage G4: gas mileage reviewThe Mitsubishi Mirage is the underdog of small cars: slow, loud, and archaic, but scrappy. And it's been a much bigger sales success than Mitsubishi expected, given the small numbers of minicars and subcompacts sold in the U.S. these days. For 2017, Mitsubishi added a four-door sedan model dubbed...
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Mitsubishi, Renault, and Nissan may soon share a common electric-car platform.
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Mitsubishi GT-PHEV concept at Paris Motor ShowThe Mitsubishi GT-PHEV concept is a large plug-in hybrid SUV that debuted at the 2016 Paris Motor Show.
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Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid delayed again, now three years lateThe Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid will now launch in Summer 2017.
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2017 Mitsubishi Mirage previewThe 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage boasts a number of notable updates.
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2017 Mitsubishi Mirage GT quick first driveThe 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage gets a host of updates, but remains a very basic economy car.
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Suzuki says wrong fuel-economy tests used in Japan, joining MitsubishiSuzuki said it used the wrong methods for fuel-economy tests, but implied the deception wasn't intentional.
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Nissan confirmed on Thursday it will acquire 34 percent of Mitsubishi in a deal worth 237 billion yen (approximately $2.17 billion). The deal, which still requires shareholder approval, will make Nissan the single largest shareholder in Mitsubishi and provide it with control of the company. Although Mitsubishi has enjoyed a slight blip in sales in the United States over the past year, the company is stuck with an aging lineup and is now also embroiled in its own emissions cheating scandal. READ: Tesla deadlines aren't meant to be met, Musk says: they just pressure employees Nissan, which has...
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Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In is 4th electric to reach 100,000 salesThe Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid is the fourth plug-in car to reach 100,000 sales globally.
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Mitsubishi retests U.S. fuel economy after EPA request, confirms 2013-2017 ratings (update)The dominos continue to fall as more and more carmakers are investigated for accuracy in their testing of emissions and fuel economy over longer periods of time. While European buyers had complained for years that EU fuel-economy ratings diverged from real-world results, nothing much happened until...
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Emission, fuel-economy test issues spread: Mitsubishi, Daimler, others being investigatedMitsubishi, Daimler, and several other carmakers are under scrutiny for fuel-economy and emissions irregularities.
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2017 Mitsubishi Mirage G4 sedan priced below $15,000The 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage G4 will start at $14,830.
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2017 Mitsubishi Outlander: delayed for U.S. again, specs may changeAmericans who want an SUV combined with a plug-in hybrid powertrain have had a very long wait. The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV—the plug-in hybrid version of the Outlander now on sale—has been promised for several years, and it’s already a sales success in Europe. Despite being the...
Bengt Halvorson