Mitsubishi Motors to launch new car models to sell 180,000 units in Japan in FY 2030 Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Mitsubishi Motors) plans to increase its annual car sales in Japan by 1.5 fold in the fiscal year that ends in March 2031 (FY 2030) to about 180,000 units from the FY 2024 figure. The automaker will introduce new mini vehicles and other models including the RVR and Pajero, and strengthen its new vehicle sales office in urban areas, ...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/16

LG Chem’s resin material chosen for three Mitsubishi models LG Chem Ltd. (LG Chem) announced that Mitsubishi Motor Co., Ltd. now uses the South Korean company’s electrostatically painted resin material, LuconTX5007, for the front fenders of three models, the Outlander, the Delica D:5, and the RVR. The front fender, made of electrostatically painted resin material, is about 4kg lighter than conventional metal products. It can help reduce vehic...

News  Updated at: 2023/01/11

ation, and real-time traffic services – has been chosen by Mitsubishi Motors to power the new Eclipse Cross’ infotainment system. The restyled SUV is the latest Mitsubishi model to be equipped with TomTom’s automotive-grade solution; other models include the Outlander, the ASX/Outlander Sport/RVR, and the Pajero Sport. TomTom teamed up with what3words to bring its innovative addressing technology to Mitsubishi drivers around the world, even...

News  Updated at: 2020/12/10

ore the 2nd-gen model arrives on the scene. Know-how can be expected from Nissan.The other product is the Outlander PHEV in the same year.While the 7-seat Outlander will provide Mitsubishi with an answer to C-segment SUVs in Thailand, a smaller model is also being planned. Known as Outlander Sport, RVR or ASX depending on markets, the B-segment SUV will also help Mitsubishi secure a spot in the THB 900,000 - 1 million range of SUVs.Both Outlander...

News  Updated at: 2020/07/31

Mitsubishi Motors transfers RVR production to Mizushima Plant Mitsubishi Motors announced on December 20 that the production of RVR compact SUV was transferred from the Okazaki Plant to the Mizushima Plant in Japan. This change was due to the production start of all-new Eclipse Cross compact SUV at the Okazaki Plant. The production of Lancer compact car at the Mizushima Plant has ended. (Based on Mitsubishi press release on December 20, 2017)...

News  Updated at: 2017/12/22

ments.As part of this plan, the company will release 11 models in the next three years, six of which are all-new or fully renewed. Two new models will be launched every year during the plan period. Mitsubishi Motors expects its five best-selling global SUV models: the Outlander/PHEV, Eclipse Cross, RVR, Triton, and Pajero Sports will account for 70% of its global sales volume. In Japan, full-scale renewal is planned for its mini vehicle models an...

News  Updated at: 2017/10/19

Mitsubishi Motors aims at recovery during Japan's end of fiscal year sales campaign Mitsubishi Motors Corporation will successively launch partially-redesigned or additional versions of several models including its mainstay Outlander, Outlander PHEV, and RVR in Japan from the end of January through February. Mitsubishi Motors will actively launch face-lifted models for the sales campaigns at the end of the current fiscal year, a period of high de...

News  Updated at: 2017/01/23

ese cars are growing due to their good mileage and powerful driving performance. As compact SUVs are gaining in popularity, Mitsubishi Motors will make its new compact SUV available with a diesel engine in an effort to bolster sales in Japan. The new SUV will be positioned between the Outlander and RVR and is scheduled to be launched in the middle of 2017 at the earliest. The new compact SUV was initially planned to come with a plug-in hybrid sys...

News  Updated at: 2016/12/22

Mitsubishi Motors restarts sales of eight models Mitsubishi Motors Corporation announced on September 30 that it would restart sales of eight models including the RVR and Mirage on October 1. The company has completed procedures including catalog value revision based on new fuel consumption figures that it submitted to Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) at the end of August in response to the ministry's remeasu...

News  Updated at: 2016/10/03

We will submit new preventive measures to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). We would like to gain their understanding, and then work out our sales schedule." In response to MLIT's order for it to suspend sales, the company took eight models including the Mirage and RVR off the market from September 1. Mitsubishi Motors originally intended to resume sales two weeks after completing procedures including catalog val...

News  Updated at: 2016/09/16

meet the fuel consumption figures advertised in their catalogs. The Ministry ordered the company to correct fuel consumption figures, and to refrain from sales until all figures have been revised. The suspension of sales and shipments will be for about two weeks. It is certain at this time that the RVR and three versions of the Delica will be disqualified for an eco-friendly car tax reduction. The Ministry has conducted fuel consumption and exhau...

News  Updated at: 2016/09/01

et. While attending a ceremony Kozo Shiraji, Mitsubishi Motors' stated that the addition of the Outlander will strengthen GAC Mitsubishi Motors' SUV lineup and establish a firm position in the Chinese market. The Outlander is GAC Mitsubishi Motors' third production model after the ASX (known as the RVR), and the Pajero Sport. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on August 27, 2016)...

News  Updated at: 2016/08/29

vehicles in Ukraine by utilizing Mitsubishi Corporation's financial resources and management know-how. The NIKO Group already sells Mitsubishi Motors' vehicles in Ukraine. It has a sales network of 26 dealerships in the country and sells models like the Mitsubishi Outlander, Pajero Sport, ASX (the RVR in Japan), L200 (Triton), Lancer, and i-MiEV. The newly-established MMC Ukraine will combine the NIKO Group's knowledge of the Ukrainian market wi...

News  Updated at: 2016/07/15

false data for the coasting time, test date, air pressure, and temperature on the certificate (record of load setting) required by regulations for all 20 models. The company even falsified driving resistance values for five models: the Pajero, previous-generation Outlander, Galant Fortis, Colt, and RVR. At a press conference held at the Ministry of Land、Infrastructure and Transport, MMC Chairman Osamu Masuko gave a statement, saying "We are dee...

News  Updated at: 2016/06/20

ture". According to the new report, the company's internal hearings suggested that running resistance was improperly calculated also for nine non-mini vehicles sold in Japan, as well as other models that are no longer sold in Japan. In addition, it is suspected that the fuel-economy figures for the RVR and some other models were based on calculations rather than actual tests. The company says investigations into the background and details are ong...

News  Updated at: 2016/05/12

Mitsubishi Motors to exhibit six models at Beijing Auto Show Mitsubishi Motors Corporation announced that it will display six models (eight vehicles), with a focus on new sports utility vehicles (SUVs) that will be produced and sold in China, at the "2016 Beijing Auto Show" which will take place at the China International Exhibition Center from April 25 to May 4. The ASX (known as the RVR in Japan,) a new compact SUV that is locally produced by G...

News  Updated at: 2016/04/20

n unveiled its future product plan, which includes expansion of its SUV and electric vehicle (EV) lineup. Along with launching a compact SUV, a compact MPV and the all-new Delica D:5 in the fiscal year (FY) 2017, the company will introduce a next-generation Outlander in FY 2018. The next-generation RVR is scheduled to launch in FY 2019. Mitsubishi Motors also plans to expand its EV lineup with the addition of a plug-in hybrid variant of the new c...

News  Updated at: 2016/02/04

Mitsubishi Motors revises plan for new model launches; three-year delay in launch of RVR Mitsubishi Motors Corporation revised its whole plan for new model launches. The all-new RVR SUV was scheduled to be launched in 2016 until it has turned out that a development goal set for the new model will not be attained. Consequently, Mitsubishi Motors will develop a compact SUV, one class higher than the RVR, based on the platform of the current RVR, an...

News  Updated at: 2015/11/24

otors Corporation will establish a bridge production system for the Outlander SUVs between its Okazaki Plant (Aichi Prefecture) and Pajero Manufacturing Co., Ltd., the automaker's production subsidiary in Sakahogi, Gifu Prefecture. The OEM will transfer production of the Outlander Sport (called the RVR in Japan) currently assembled in the U.S. to Japan (its Okazaki Plant), as it withdraws from vehicle production in the U.S. at the end of November...

News  Updated at: 2015/11/16

nge of 280 km/charge in December 2015. In 2016, Toyota Motor Corporation will launch the next-generation Prius PHV featuring an extended electric driving range of 50 to 60 km. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, which takes the top place in PHV sales in Japan, will add PHV variants to the lineups of its RVR and other compact SUVs to be released in 2017. Volkswagen AG and BMW AG also intend to strengthen their PHV lineups. If these automakers' product ...

News  Updated at: 2015/11/10