Stellantis closes Luton plant after 120 years, shifting operations to Ellesmere Port in UK On March 28, multiple sources reported that the Stellantis Luton plant has built its last vehicle, a Vivaro van, ending 120 years of operations. Stellantis announced the closure in November 2024, shifting all Vauxhall UK operations to Ellesmere Port, where medium electric van (eK0) production will begin in Q4 2026. The company is investing GBP 100 million ...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/31

Omron launches in-vehicle DC power relay having gasless structure Omron Corp. (Omron) has launched the new G9EK-1 in-vehicle DC power relay. The new DC power relay is a high-capacity relay with a rated voltage of 500 V and a rated current of 120 A and is made smaller while having a “gasless structure” that is rare for in-vehicle power relays. By promoting high environmental performance of the new relay, which can reduce power consumption for ...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/02

nd 1-2% of total PV sales, BEV sales in Japan have been gradually increasing since 2018, when they totalled 27k units and represented 0.6% of the market. The increase in BEV sales in 2022-23 can primarily be attributed to the launch of new Kei car BEVs, specifically the Nissan Sakura and Mitsubishi eK X EV. Nonetheless, certain factors discourage Japanese consumers from purchasing BEVs. Three key ones are high vehicle prices, concerns regarding b...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/29

car BEVs. Kei cars are predominantly used for daily commutes or short shopping trips within a city, and drivers do not have to worry about charging their batteries frequently as they won’t be driving long distances. This assumption was based on the favourable sales of Nissan Sakura and Mitsubishi eK X EV, which were launched in June 2022. After reviewing the results from January to July 2023, it was observed that the BEV share of all passenger ...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/12

Mitsubishi Motors to unveil all-new compact SUV at Indonesia International Auto Show On July 31, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Mitsubishi Motors) announced that it will globally debut the all-new compact SUV at the 30th GAIKINDO Indonesia International Auto Show.The all-new model will be built at Mitsubishi Motors Krama Yudha Indonesia (Bekasi, West Java), with delivery to start in November 2023.Based on the design concept of Silky & Solid, the ...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/31

nts by December 1, 2023. During the event, the company Busservice Watzinger GmbH & Co. KG received a subsidy of almost EUR 600,000 for two electric buses and for setting up the charging infrastructure at the depot. Another funding decision for more than EUR 190,000 went to the company Omnibus Amann eK for an electric bus and for setting up the corresponding charging infrastructure at the depot. Based on press release from the State of Bavaria ...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/14

companies partnered on EV sales in 2010, sales did not grow, and full-scale sales did not take off. The companies first plan to propose it to corporations, where the demand for EVs is increasing, and then expand it to individuals in the future. East Mitsubishi Motor will wholesale Minicab MiEV and eK Cross EV to Yamada. The companies will utilize the network of Japan Autobody Repair Work Association, for the after-sales service which is affiliat...

News  Updated at: 2023/06/30

Nissan Sakura and Mitsubishi eK Cross mini EVs mark cumulative production of 50,000 units Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Nissan) and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Mitsubishi Motors) announced on May 31 that the cumulative production volume of the Nissan “Sakura” and Mitsubishi “eK Cross EV” mini electric vehicles reached 50,000 units. It took about a year to reach 50,000 units since production started at Mitsubishi Motors’ Mizushima Plant (Ku...

News  Updated at: 2023/06/01

bishi Motors Corporation in May 2022, as well as increased lineup of other automakers’ EVs. The ratio of EV sales to total passenger car sales increased by 2.1% (1.4 percentage points) year-over-year. The increase in EV sales was led by the Nissan “Sakura” (33,097 units) and the Mitsubishi “eK X (cross) EV” (7,657 units). The Japanese government, which has dramatically increased its budget for “subsidies for the introduction of clean ...

News  Updated at: 2023/04/07

164,075 units, an increase of 41.7% y/y. Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) expanded 3.7 times y/y to 8,807 units. The sales increase was primarily caused by a rise in the sales of all-electric mini vehicles such as Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.’s Sakura (4,109 units) and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s eK Cross EV (1,074 units). Sales of plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs) were 3,623 units, up 31.5% y/y. Sales of Mazda Motor Corporation’s CX-60 PHV, as ...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/22

Nissan and Mitsubishi raise prices of four electric models; responding to rising material prices and transportation costs On December 22, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Nissan Motor) and Mitsubishi Motors announced that they will raise the prices of four electrified vehicles. Nissan will raise the prices for Sakura and Leaf, and Mitsubishi Motors will raise the prices for Outlander and eK X EV. The main reasons for the change are the rising battery mate...

News  Updated at: 2022/12/23

by high-speed switching, satisfying the high energy efficiency and quietness required for EV components. The product also supports independent temperature control for the front, back, left, and right. The company has already supplied HVAC systems for Nissan's Ariya and Sakura and Mitsubishi Motors' eK Wagon. Suppliers are focusing on thermal management-related parts because efficiency and new functions are required for electrification. (From an a...

News  Updated at: 2022/11/21

below 660 cc) and the all-new X-Trail released in July. The two models were enjoying robust orders, but their delivery times have been long as a result of semiconductor and parts shortages. Nissan has not decided when to resume accepting orders. Order intake for Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s “eK X (Cross) EV”, which shares the design with the Sakura, has been continuing. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on November 4, 2022)...

News  Updated at: 2022/11/04

BEVs will increase smoothly in this segment. On the other hand, in the non-Premium segments, the transition to BEVs may be very slow apart from one vehicle type: Kei cars (the Mini car segment). In June 2022, Nissan and Mitsubishi launched the Kei car-based BEV models, Nissan Sakura, and Mitsubishi eK X EV. Kei cars are predominantly used for daily commutes or short shopping trips within a city, and drivers do not have to worry too much about cha...

News  Updated at: 2022/10/20

miconductors, sales of EVs, which are in strong demand, increased. As a result, the sales of HVs, EVs and PHVs increased. EVs had the highest rate of increase among electrified vehicles. The total passenger car sales share increased by 1.3 percentage points to 1.9%. Nissan's Sakura and Mitsubishi's eK Cross EV led the way, with a total of 15,575 units sold for both models, accounting for half of the EV sales. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosh...

News  Updated at: 2022/10/11

exceeded the September 2021 result and reached a record-high for the month of August. The sales of mini EVs dramatically increased with the introduction of new models, such as the Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.’s Sakura (3,523 units), which was released in June 2022, and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s eK X (Cross) EV (597 units). On the other hand, the sales of registered EVs decreased from the year before. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shi...

News  Updated at: 2022/09/07

Mitsubishi Motors’ sales outlets receive twice as many orders as expected for eK X mini EV in depopulated area According to Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Mitsubishi Motors), orders received for the eK X mini electric vehicle (EV) at sales outlets accounted for 15% of the total received orders as of July 14, two months after the date on which it had started accepting orders. This is twice the initially estimated figure. Mitsubishi Motors initi...

News  Updated at: 2022/07/19

Yokohama Rubber to supply BluEarth-FE AE30 for Mitsubishi eK X EV The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Yokohama Rubber) announced that its BluEarth-FE AE30 tire has been selected for the Mitsubishi eK X EV as the original equipment (OE) tire. The tire size adopted is 155/65R14 75S. (From a press release dated June 16, 2022)...

News  Updated at: 2022/06/20

Mitsubishi Motors reports robust pre-orders for new eK X EV in Tokyo According to Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Mitsubishi Motors), which will release the eK X (Cross) EV, a new mini electric vehicle (EVs with engine displacements below 660 cc) on June 16, initial pre-orders by prefecture for the new model was significantly different from that of gasoline vehicles. The ratio of initial pre-orders for the eK X EV in Tokyo to the automaker’s tot...

News  Updated at: 2022/06/16

Nissan Sakura and Mitsubishi eK Cross EV receive 14,000 orders in 3 weeks after launch Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Nissan) and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Mitsubishi Motors) announced on June 13 that the accumulated orders for Nissan “Sakura” and Mitsubishi “eK Cross EV”, their new mini electric vehicles (EVs with engine displacements below 660 cc), has exceeded 14,000 units in the first 3 weeks since their launch in Japan. Both companies ...

News  Updated at: 2022/06/14