TOKYO, Nov 21, 2022 – (JCN Newswire) – Mitsubishi Motors Company (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) introduced that GAC Mitsubishi Motors Co., Ltd. (GMMC), Mitsubishi Motors’ automobile manufacturing and gross sales three way partnership in China, has begun manufacturing of the all-new Outlander, a crossover SUV, and began gross sales on November 19.
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The all-new Outlander is Mitsubishi Motors’ flagship mannequin developed underneath the product idea “I-Fu-Do-Do”, which implies genuine and majestic in Japanese. The Chinese language specification mannequin is newly geared up with a 1.5-liter direct-injection turbo engine and a 48V gentle hybrid system, with a most output of 120 kW and most torque of 280 Nm. By including the electrical motor help of the gentle hybrid system to the torque traits of the turbo engine that begins up from low to mid-speed, the all-new Outlander affords clean, manageable acceleration whereas bettering gasoline effectivity. As well as, the all-new Outlander boasts a sturdy and highly effective styling with the developed Dynamic Defend entrance face and 20-inch wheels1, and a refined high-quality inside. Additional, protected and safe highway efficiency is enhanced with a newly developed platform, an upgraded electronically-controlled 4WD and S-AWC (Tremendous-All Wheel Management) system.
The Outlander was launched in 20012 as Mitsubishi Motors’ first crossover SUV, and it has change into one of many core fashions within the firm’s lineup, comprising roughly 20 p.c of the worldwide gross sales quantity lately. The redesigned Outlander was launched in North America in 2021 and subsequently in different markets together with the Center East, Oceania, Latin America and Africa, with greater than 100,000 items bought as of finish of October 2022.
1. Geared up on sure trim ranges.
2. Bought as Airtrek in Japan
About GAC Mitsubishi Motors (GMMC)
Based mostly in Changsha, Hunan, GMMC was shaped as a three way partnership firm in 2012 between Guangzhou Vehicle Group (50% possession stake), Mitsubishi Motors Company (30% possession stake) and Mitsubishi Company (20% possession stake). GMMC has 2,891 staff, and serves as a gross sales and distribution platform for GAC and Mitsubishi Motors-branded autos in China. The corporate has an annual manufacturing capability over 270,000 items per yr among the many Mitsubishi ASX, Outlander, Eclipse Cross, and Airtrek. GMMC maintains 231 gross sales and repair places throughout China.
About Mitsubishi Motors
Mitsubishi Motors Company (TSE:7211) –a member of the Alliance with Renault and Nissan–, is a world car firm based mostly in Tokyo, Japan, which has about 30,000 staff and a world footprint with manufacturing amenities in Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, mainland China, the Philippines, Viet Nam and Russia. Mitsubishi Motors has a aggressive edge in SUVs, pickup vans and plug-in hybrid electrical autos, and appeals to bold drivers prepared to problem conference and embrace innovation. For the reason that manufacturing of our first automobile greater than a century in the past, Mitsubishi Motors has been a pacesetter in electrification–launched the i-MiEV –the world’s first mass-produced electrical automobile in 2009, adopted by the Outlander PHEV –the world’s first plug-in hybrid electrical SUV in 2013. The corporate introduced a three-year marketing strategy in July 2020 to introduce extra aggressive and cutting-edge fashions, together with the Eclipse Cross (PHEV mannequin), the all-new Outlander and the all-new Triton/L200.
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