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GENEVA PREVIEW: Updated global debuts list [Honda CR-V diesel & Morgan Aero Coupe added]
7 February 2012
An updated version of just-auto's list of world premiere concepts and production models due to take a bow at the Geneva motor show's 6 March press day.
JAPAN: Mitsubishi closing Netherlands assembly plant in 2013
6 February 2012
Mitsubishi Motors' NedCar plant in Born, the Netherlands, appears doomed beyond the end of this year after the automaker said it "would not allocate a new model" for its subsidiary European production site from "2013 and beyond".
BELGIUM: GM could still have say with Youngman Saab 9-3 plan: CLEPA
6 February 2012
European automotive supplier body CLEPA, is cautioning General Motors could still be involved if prospective Saab bidder, Youngman, starts up production using the 9-3 model.
CHINA: Mitsubishi Motors plans Pajero SUV JV with Guangzhou Automobile
6 February 2012
Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) plans to establish a joint venture (JV) with Guangzhou Automobile Group by the end of September, a media report said.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: A mixed start to 2012
3 February 2012
The jury on the likely US sales tally for 2012 is still out after a January that (pleasantly) surprised our resident statistician Bill Cawthon and sparked off a bit of discussion at just-auto Towers this week - will the light vehicle market for the year break through 14m, as an increasing number of pundits suggest or will the remaining 11 months see it pegged back to the 13.5m-ish suggested late last year?
JAPAN: Mitsubishi returns to profit in fiscal Q3
3 February 2012
Reduced costs and an improved model line-up helped Mitsubishi reverse last year’s loss to post a net profit in the nine months to December 2011.
US: January light vehicles sales surprise
2 February 2012
January US light vehicle sales were stronger than anyone expected.
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric investigated for overcharged expenses
1 February 2012
Auto supplier Mitsubishi Electric announced that starting 31 January, the company was being investigated by Japan's Ministry of Defence, Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency following revelations that the company overcharged the three parties for expenses.
GENEVA PREVIEW: Updated global debuts list
30 January 2012
An updated version of just-auto's list of world premiere concepts and production models due to take their bows at the Geneva motor show's 6 March press day.
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Motors recalls 300,000 vehicles
27 January 2012
Mitsubishi Motors has recalled almost 300,000 kei-class small cars in Japan due to engine oil leaks.
NETHERLANDS: Mitsubishi Europe volume up 7% in 2011
25 January 2012
Mitsubishi Motors Europe (MME) boosted unit volume 7% year on year to 149,967 sales.
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Motors to produce ASX in Indonesia
25 January 2012
Mitsubishi Motors on Wednesday said it would start production and sales of the Outlander Sport [ASX] in Indonesia in the first half of fiscal 2012 which begins on 1 April.
THAI FLOODS: Record numbers expected as production recovers
24 January 2012
Thailand is expected to produce a record 2m vehicles this year as domestic demand and exports grow following the disruptions in 2011 caused by serious flooding.
GENEVA PREVIEW: Updated global debuts list [triple-turbo BMW added]
16 January 2012
An updated version of just-auto's list of world premiere concepts and production models due to take their bows at the Geneva motor show's 6 March press day.
GENEVA PREVIEW: Updated global debuts list [Peugeot 208 added]
11 January 2012
Some additions to just-auto's list of world premiere concepts and production models due to take their bows at the Geneva motor show in March.
GENEVA PREVIEW: First list of global debuts [12:30 GMT, Kia cee'd added]
10 January 2012
Manufacturers continue to reveal preliminary details of world premiere concepts and production models due to take their bows at the Geneva motor show in March. Time then for just-auto's first round-up.
MALAYSIA: Proton restarts alliance talks with GM
9 January 2012
Malaysia’s Proton Holdings has confirmed it is in alliance talks yet again with General Motors, although it stressed that these are still at a preliminary stage.
INDONESIA: Record sales in 2011
5 January 2012
New vehicle sales in Indonesia rose by over 17% to a record 893,420 units in 2011, from 763,751 units in 2010 earlier, according to industry association Gaikindo.
China: Zotye launches cloned Toyota?
20 December 2011
A new sedan from Zotye Auto is strikingly similar to the Toyota Allion.
SOUTH KOREA: Battery makers trade patent blows
14 December 2011
Two South Korean battery makers are embroiled in a patent violation spat.
JAPAN: Lithium Energy boosting li-ion capacity again
13 December 2011
GS Yuasa said Lithium Energy Japan, its venture with Mitsubishi, will spend up to JPY30bn (US$385.6m) to boost output of lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles such as Mitsubishi Motors' i-MiEV.
JAPAN: Mitsubishi uses plant material in floor mats
12 December 2011
Mitsubishi Motors (MMC), working with Eidaikako, MRC Pylen and Toyota Tsusho, has developed a new floor mat made using plant-based bio-polyethylene (bio-PE) fibre to add to its lineup of proprietary plant-based 'green plastic' products. The company plans to start production of the new floor mats in summer 2012.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Is Saab finally toast?
9 December 2011
Although we have been here before, and the phoenix has climbed back up before the fire turned it to ashes, I have a feeling Saab may have entered the Last Chance Saloon this week.
JAPAN: Mitsubishi shutters 130,000-unit line
9 December 2011
Mitsubishi Motors has halted one of the four production lines at its mainstay car plant in Okayama Prefecture since late November due to slack demand in Europe and falling profit on exports because of the yen's appreciation, company sources said.
RUSSIA: Mitsubishi sales up 67% this year
7 December 2011
Mitsubishi Motors increased car sales in Russia by 67% year on year to 66,800 vehicles in January–November, the automaker said.
NORWAY: Mitsubishi delivers i-MiEV #1,000
6 December 2011
Mitsubishi Motors has delivered Norway's 1,000th i-MiEV electric vehicle.
US: November gives automakers reason to be thankful
2 December 2011
November light vehicle sales gave automakers reason to be thankful. Adjusted results were up 9.5% and November’s seasonally adjusted annualised rate (SAAR) of 13.63m was the highest since August 2009 and the best November since 2007.
November 2011 management briefing: ASEAN – part 3
30 November 2011
Summary: A look at OEM developments in Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam
TOKYO SHOW: Mitsubishi looks to new green machines
30 November 2011
Mitsubishi has been waiting a while for new models and, like London buses, it looks as if they are all going to come at once.
TOKYO MOTOR SHOW: Global debuts list
29 November 2011
Just-auto's list of all global premieres revealed on the 30 November media day of the biennial Tokyo motor show.
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