Part DaimlerChrysler-owned Mitsubishi Motors is to build its new Outlander sport utility model at the Chrysler Group’s Chinese joint venture from the first quarter of 2004, reports said.

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The Outlander, sold in Japan as the Airtrek, will be built by Beijing Jeep with a 2.4-litre petrol engine and a sales target of about 20,000 for 2004.

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