Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corporation reported a 16% year-on-year rise in global production to 76,723 vehicles in September 2026, having plunged by 22% to 66,161 units in the same month last year. Production in Japan surged by 39% to 39,634 units, while overseas production fell by 1.5% to 37,089 units.

Sales in Japan, including vehicles imported from overseas, increased by over 20% to 13,457 units in September, while exports from Japan fell by 3.2% to 17,029 units.

In the first nine months of the year, Mitsubishi’s global production increased by 4.5% to 671,496 vehicles, following a decline of almost 9% to 642,520 units a year earlier. Domestic output increased by 6.9% to 357,439 units in this period, while overseas production rose by 1.9% to 314,057 units. Sales in Japan increased by 9.1% to 99,459 units, while exports increased by 1.7% to 162,598 units.