Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corporation reported a 1.2% rise in global production to 64,343 units in April 2025, from 63,606 units in the same month last year. Overseas production declined by 9% to 26,843 units, while output in Japan increased by 10% to 37,500 units — despite a 19% drop in exports to 15,315 units and a 1% dip in domestic registrations to 8,132 units.
Production in Asia outside Japan fell by 10% year-on-year to 25,633 vehicles in April, with output in Thailand plunging by 27% to 10,953 units — even though the automaker began deliveries of its Thai-made XForce hybrid SUV to local customers that , its second HEV model to be sold in the country after the Xpander HEV model went on sale in early 2024. Production in Indonesia increased by 26% to 9,453 units, however.
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In the first four months of 2025, Mitsubishi produced 292,096 vehicles globally, down by 10.5% compared with 326,324 units in the same period last year, with domestic output slightly higher at 163,841 units while overseas production fell by 21% to 128,255 units. Sales in Japan fell by almost 5% to 41,329 units in this period, while exports were slightly lower at 73,313 units.
