Mitsubishi Sports Car Production By Model : 1997-2014

In the final of the series, we look at sports cars. In this period there are three models to consider and none were produced beyond 2011. It is a class of car that has lost ground over the years. I don't know what the customers bought instead, but perhaps it was just the Sunday drive that has gone out of fashion.

The Eclipse was a compact model produced in 3-door hatchback and 2-door convertible

Mitsubishi LCV Production By Model : 1997-2014

Mitsubishi Motors may have lost its Fuso truck division but it retained its light commercial vehicles. As the extreme right column below shows, they have achieved - for the time here under consideration - roughly from 20-30% of all production for MMC. So let's look at each model:

The Triton (L200) pick-up truck is the largest within the LCV range, with about two thirds of total units made. Some

Mitsubishi MPV Production By Model : 1997-2014

Allowing for the fact that Mitsubishi's small MPVs are under the Kei car category for this series, then these are the larger multi purpose vehicles. Often around the 10% of total Mitsubishi production, from 2005 they have been minimal in their contribution. I assume the volumes they sold in made a business case hard to justify.



The first up is the Freeca aka the Adventure among a host of other

Mitsubishi SUV Production By Model : 1997-2014

This is one area of production that has worked well for the company. Mitsubishi have been strongly involved with SUVs for a long time and it was a good move. People want this sort of vehicle and profit margins in this area are good. One can only wonder how Mitsubishi Motors would have fared had they not got involved with the SUV segment when they did. There is a broad range of vehicles from the

Mitsubishi Kei Car Production By Model : 1997-2014

While regular sized cars have slipped for Mitsubishi, the tiny Kei variety have done well recently. It has been a roller coaster ride however. Most are sold in Japan with domestic regulations favouring them. They are well suited to a crowded nation with narrow streets too. What of the models listed in the chart below?

The Minica started in 1962 and lasted in production until 2011. It was

Mitsubishi Regular Car Production By Model : 1997-2014

The regular car is sedan (saloon) and hatchback offerings excluding sports cars and Kei cars. The list excludes any made under another brand name, such as Proton. Sometimes names have been confusingly used across different models in varying regions. Also, some names were regional, not all of which I included below.

Other anomalies include the Mirage, which was a hatchback Lancer until the

Mitsubishi Regional Production Percentages : 1997-2014

Mitsubishi is a small Japanese car maker, that has for years struggled against stronger domestic manufacturers. It's car production goes back to 1917 and after the disruption of WWII, it was back into car making.

By the 1970's Chrysler bought a 15% stake and Mitsubishi made cars for them. Chrysler got into trouble and the arrangement was finished by the early 1990's. Mitsubishi was doing well at