Mitsubishi Motors
Mitsubishi Motors is the part of the Japanese company Mitsubishi that makes cars. It is based in Tokyo, Japan. Mitsubishi Motors started in 1970. Mitsubishi started making cars in 1917. After World War II, a Mitsubishi executive wanted a separate division to make cars. Mitsubishi was owned by Chrysler until 1992. Chrysler sold Mitsubishi cars in the United States in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. The two companies owned Diamond-Star Motors until 1995, when Mitsubishi owned all of the factory. The first Mitsubishis in the U.S. were sold by Chrysler as Dodge Colts, Plymouth Sapporos, and Dodge Stealths.
Headquarters | , Japan |
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Brands | Mitsubishi Group |
Mitsubishi Motors Media
Workers at Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd, alongside one of the prototype Mitsubishi Model A automobiles (1917)
A 1937 Mitsubishi PX33 on display at the Mondial de l'Automobile in September 2006
A 1973 Mitsubishi Galant, the basis for the company's first captive import deal with Chrysler
A 1984 Mitsubishi Pajero, the company's most successful SUV
Mitsubishi dealer in Akita
The Mitsubishi i at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2005
Other websites
- Official sites
- Mitsubishi Motors global site
- Mitsubishi Motors Web Museum Archived 2006-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Regional sites
- Japan Archived 2010-09-22 at the Wayback Machine • USA Archived 2008-05-12 at the Wayback Machine • Canada Archived 2006-02-09 at the Wayback Machine • United Kingdom Archived 2008-07-30 at the Wayback Machine • Australia • South Africa