Mitsubishi Cars
Mitsubishi wins appeal and confirms entry in Wales Rally GB
The Mitsubishi Motors UK works Rally Team is delighted to announce that its appeal against Guy Wilks’ exclusion from September’s Rally Yorkshire was upheld at a Motor Sports Council National Court hearing on Wednesday 26th November.
Next generation Colt - Worth more than a Ferrari!
Mitsubishi Motors’ next generation Colt is winning friends wherever it goes. Both the 3- and 5-door models have been designed to bring even more style, practicality and performance to this fiercely competitive supermini sector.
Lancer Evolution X wins ‘Sports Car of the Year 2008’
This year’s ‘Car of the Year’ final on Dave TV announced that Mitsubishi’s Lancer Evolution X has won the Sports category ‘Car of the Year’. The new car was up against some very tough – and in some cases very expensive - competition, including the new VW Scirocco and the Porsche 911.
New Mitsubishi Racing Lancer wins maiden competition
A polished performance from Stéphane Peterhansel/Jean-Paul Cottret (France) and everyone at Team Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart on this weekend's Baja Portalegre 500 has taken the brand new Racing Lancer to its first victory, straight from the box.
Mitsubishi Motors 1st half profit increase
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has announced a Net Profit of 12.8 billion Yen; this represents a year-on-year improvement of 18.4 billion Yen and importantly the first profit for the first half since the 2002 Financial Year.
New Racing Lancer 3.0 V6 turbo-diesel enters Baja Portalegre
Mitsubishi Motor Corporation (MMC) and its motor sports subsidiary MMSP have entered an all new turbo-diesel Racing Lancer (FIA Group T1 Super Production Class) for Portugal's Baja Portalegre, round six of the 2008 FIA Cup for Cross Country Bajas.
Mitsubishi: Income expectations exceeded
Mitsubishi has revised its original forecasts for the first half of 2008 (April 1 to September 2008). The revised forecast sees a fall in revenue, however due to a favourable exchange rate, where the Yen was weaker than expected during the period there has been an increase in Operating income, Ordinary income and Net income.
Bogie wins Mitsubishi Championship on tie-break
David Bogie crossed the line of this weekend’s Bulldog Rally to finish fifth in the final round of the Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge and, in doing so, became the 2008 Champion.
Who dares wins!
The battle to become 2008 Mitsubishi Ralliart Evolution Challenge Champion has come down to 65 miles within the six special stages of the seventh and final round, the North-Wales based Bulldog Rally, which takes place on Saturday 18th October.
Mitsubishi’s Yorkshire win ‘on hold’
Having led from start to finish and recording the fastest time on all of the event’s ten stages, Guy Wilks and co-driver David Moynihan crossed the line of this weekend’s Rally Yorkshire, round five of the Tesco 99 Octane MSA British Rally Championship, to record a resounding victory for the Mitsubishi Motors UK Rally Team by a margin of one-and-a-half minutes.
Mitsubishi production, sales and export figures for August 2008
Mitsubishi Motors total global production came in at 90,987 units, a decline of 17.1 percent over August 2007 and the sixth consecutive monthly decrease since March.
Success for Mitsubishi with Evo X race debut
The racing debut for the Works Mitsubishi Motors UK Lancer Evolution X in this weekend’s Britcar 24-hour race at Silverstone was hailed as a great success by the team, the brand new car completing the whole event without missing a beat.
It’s back to business for Mitsubishi Team in Yorkshire
Next weekend will see the Mitsubishi Motors UK Works Rally Team get back to the business of competing for the British team’s and driver’s titles, when Guy Wilks and Gwyndaf Evans contest round five of the Tesco 99 Octane MSA British Rally Championship, the Rally Yorkshire on 27th September.
Mitsubishi announces Lancer Evolution X Race-Car programme
Mitsubishi Motors UK can confirm that it is developing a race-going version of its new Lancer Evolution X, with which it plans to contest the increasingly popular Britcar Championship.
Peterhansel takes victory in Portugal for Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart
Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart Team’s Stéphane Peterhansel/Jean-Paul Cottret (France) profited from the shortened final stage of the inaugural PAX Rally to clinch a dramatic win in Portimao, Portugal.