Mitsubishi and Proton join forces to produce a fresh vehicle
It was announced just recently by Mitsubishi Motors Corporation MMC the signing of an agreement with Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd PONSB, Malaysia’s major auto manufacturer, including the technology for, together with the design and manufacture of, a new Proton vehicle.[source]

Mitsubishi and Proton join forces to produce a fresh vehicle
It was announced just recently by Mitsubishi Motors Corporation MMC the signing of an agreement with Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd PONSB, Malaysia’s major auto manufacturer, including the technology for, together with the design and manufacture of, a new Proton vehicle.[source]

EPA docs confirm 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback coming in GTS and Ralliart trims
Any chance we get to grill a Mitsubishi PR person about the 2009 Lancer Sportback, our questioning inevitably centers on whether the five-door will be packing the Lancer Ralliart's turbocharged, all-wheel-drivetrain. At the New York Auto Show, we were told that the Sportback would "probably" carry the Ralliart's 237-hp, turbocharged inline-four and Evo IX-derived AWD system, but nobody from Mitsubishi would confirmed it. Some snooping at the Environmental Protection Agency's EPA website reveals that...

Mitsubishi will close down their Illinois plant down for 7 weeks
Mitsubishi have announced that they will suspend production at their Illinois plant for seven weeks during 2009, after the sales have dropped by 25 percent in November. The Japanese automaker has decided that the production will stop on the 16th of February and continue on the 3rd of April.[source]

Mitsubishi Leaves Dakar Rally
Shocking news from Japan: all the work of Mitsubishi Motorsports is stopped, so there will be no more rallying, no more Dakar prizes. The automaker has taken part in Dakar rally 26 times, 12 of which were won. The Japanese manufacturer got so good in sport that it kept coming first seven times in a row. But those days are in the past because the company is cutting corners as well as many other firms and sport suffers first as an unnecessary luxury. Mitsubishi claims its good results in rallies for the...

New Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X FQ-400: Limited Edition with 405HP
In what promises to be the fastest and most expensive EVO yet, the Lancer EVO X FQ-400 will pack a souped-up version of the standard car's 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine with a new ECU and exhaust system to produce around 405HP and 400lb-ft of torque. That should be good enough to propel the EVO from standstill to 60mph 96 km/h in around 3,5 - 3,7 sec. Comparatively, the 354HP EVO X FQ360 sprints from 0 to 60 mph in 4,1 sec.[source]

Chinese may benefit as Mitsubishi drops out of auto show | The Detroit News | detnews.com
M itsubishi Motors Corp. pulled out of Detroit's upcoming North American International Auto Show -- the fifth automaker to do so -- leaving the door open for Chinese carmakers to finally get a place on the main floor. "For the time being, we're redeploying resources to other more customer-focused programs," Dan Irvin, a Mitsubishi spokesman said Friday. "The decision not to attend Detroit wasn't an easy one." The decision also reflects the company's efforts to conserve cash because of the global...

Mitsubishi Evolution X FQ400 coming with 405 hp
Autocar snagged a handful of pics and some initial specs of the UK-only Mitsubishi Evolution X FX-400, and as suspected, the hotter Evo is a road-going version of the ADR Motorsport-prepared sedan that successfully campaigned this past September in the 24-Hour Britcar Championship.The turbocharged 2.0-liter 4B11 will put out approximately 405 hp and 400 lb.-ft. of torque thanks to a new turbo, retuned ECU and center-exit exhaust. As opposed to the outgoing FQ400, the Evo X-based model won't use a race...

2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
The GT starts at $29,649 and boasts a 265-horsepower, 3. Provocation frugal as long as the GS is familiar at 19 mpg magistracy and 26 mpg highway. However, unlike the eclipse, the Spyder has a fully-lined turn changeable cloth top that lowers in 20 seconds with the push of a button and disappears beneath a hard tonneau cover. 8-liter mivec v6 engine and is available in both six-speed manual and five-speed sportronic® well-worn transmissions. 18-inch drill steel wheels, HID headlamps, rear spoiler...

Mitsubishi pulls out from 2009 Detroit Auto Show
The 2009 Detroit Auto Show will open its doors at Cobo Hall eight weeks from now. It is reported that Mitsubishi won’t be there. Like other high-profile car companies, including Rolls-Royce, Land Rover, Ferrari, Suzuki, and Porsche, the Japanese automaker has pulled out due to cost.[source]