Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors has reported total production of 75,004 units for January 2025, marking an 82.2% year-on-year increase.
Domestic production increased by 98.3% to 42,555 units, while overseas production totalled 32,449 units, reflecting a 67.7% increase.
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Mitsubishi has reported a 67.4% year-on-year increase in overseas production, with a total of 31,360 units manufactured in Asia.
Production in Thailand reached 15,031 units, marking a 61.6% increase, while the company’s Indonesian plants produced 11,250 units, showing a 77.4% growth compared to the previous year.
The company reported domestic sales of 10,236 units, including imports to Japan. This marks an increase by 114.3% compared to the same period last year.
This includes 4,453 registered vehicles, which recorded a 157.8% increase, and 5,783 minicars, up by 94.3%.
Exports totalled 19,365 units, marking a 150.0% increase year-on-year.
In Asia, exports totalled eight units, reflecting a 3.8% year-on-year increase.
North America recorded 11,479 exported units, marking a 242.0% rise. Meanwhile, Europe saw 1,019 exported units, representing a 360.1% year-on-year increase.
Earlier this month, Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi Motors terminated their MoU which was signed in December 2024 but agreed to keep collaborating on tech and software.
In late last year, Nissan and Honda planned to begin “discussions and considerations” towards fully integrating their automotive businesses under a new joint holding company.
Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) signed up to potentially join the new entity.
However, it appeared that initial discussions had not gone smoothly when Nissan and Honda delayed plans to unveil further details about their planned merger until mid-February or later, revising the previous scheduled announcement of the end of January.
The breakdown in merger talks also appeared to open the door for Foxconn to further its automotive ambitions via Nissan, perhaps via a stake.
