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.

The vehicle will be assembled under contract by PT Krama Yudha Ratu Motor Factory, the automaker’s local assembler, and sold by local distributor PT Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian Motors.

Mitsubishi Motors has been selling the Pajero Sport SUV in Indonesia since 2009, Kyodo News reported.