Of the US$600m that Mitsubishi Motors plans to invest for the construction of a new plant in Indonesia, $250m will go towards the development of an eight-seat MPV.

Citing Reuters, Paultan.org said the new model is expected to be a lower-segment MPV.

The company plans to manufacture 80,000 units a year with 20,000 exported to nearby countries like Thailand and the Philippines.

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