Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV To Get Powertrain Upgrade In Q4 In U.S.

Mitsubishi officially announced upcoming changes in its vehicle lineup in the U.S. and Canada between now and the end of the second quarter of 2021. The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV for the 2021 model year will get an upgraded powertrain and increased all-electric driving (in the U.S. in Q4 2020 and in Canada in Q1 2021),… Continue reading Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV To Get Powertrain Upgrade In Q4 In U.S.

Mitsubishi Motors to close SUV plant in Japan by 2023 to cut capacity

TOKYO — Mitsubishi Motors has started making the final arrangements for the closure of a car plant of subsidiary Pajero Manufacturing within three years, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, Nikkei has learned. The Pajero Manufacturing plant, which is based in the Gifu Prefecture town of Sakahogi, has produced cars such as the Pajero… Continue reading Mitsubishi Motors to close SUV plant in Japan by 2023 to cut capacity

Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors may shut factory in Gifu in central Japan, sources say

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors (7211.T) is considering shutting down its Pajero subsidiary and closing a factory in central Japan that produces the sport-utility vehicle of the same name, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. Mitsubishi is considering shutting Pajero Manufacturing Co Ltd and its factory in Gifu prefecture within… Continue reading Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors may shut factory in Gifu in central Japan, sources say

Mitsubishi Motors To Launch Lineup Of New Vehicles

Between now and the end of the second quarter of 2021, Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) will launch three considerably revised vehicles and one all-new, ground-up redesign, proof of the company’s commitment to deliver high quality, top value, leading-edge technology vehicles in the U.S. In addition, standard features and added value across the entire… Continue reading Mitsubishi Motors To Launch Lineup Of New Vehicles

Nissan offers to postpone Barcelona plant closure, to talk on ‘everything’

BARCELONA (Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co. (7201.T) said on Tuesday it is willing to postpone until June 2021 the closure of its Barcelona plants and talk about “everything” with unions, but insisted it sees no alternative to the factories shutting. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Nissan is seen through a fence at Nissan factory at… Continue reading Nissan offers to postpone Barcelona plant closure, to talk on ‘everything’

Groupe Renault : availability of sales figures for June 2020

Communication about availability – Renault sales figures for June 2020Boulogne, July 20, 2020Renault announces that its sales figures report for June 2020 is now available on Renault website www.group.renault.com, tab Finance, in the ‘Regulated information’, ‘Monthly sales’. AttachmentAvailability RENAULT Sales Go to Source

Renault Group sells 1,256,658 units in first-half 2020, down 35%

The Renaut Group today released its sales performance numbers for the January to June 2020 period. The numbers have clearly, as they are for all automakers, impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.  Renault Group suspended sales and industrial activities in most countries from mid-March and saw its sales fall 34.9% to 1,256,658 units in the first half,… Continue reading Renault Group sells 1,256,658 units in first-half 2020, down 35%

Car maker: Investors praise Daimler CEO: “Källenius ends his predecessor’s dreams”

Ola Källenius The new mantra of the Daimler CEO is “Margin comes before quantity”. (Photo: dpa) Munich The carmaker has been fighting for two and a half years Daimler with steadily falling profits. The crisis of the Dax group is far from over. As a result of the corona crisis, the Mercedes manufacturer even reported… Continue reading Car maker: Investors praise Daimler CEO: “Källenius ends his predecessor’s dreams”

Ghosn probe finds daughter met accused escape accomplice

Carlos Ghosn insists his wife and four adult children played no part in his dramatic escape from Japan in a crate that was smuggled aboard a private plane. “I alone arranged for my departure,” the former Nissan Motor Co. chairman said in January. “My family had no role whatsoever.” But according to evidence gathered by… Continue reading Ghosn probe finds daughter met accused escape accomplice

@Nissan: Nissan Group reports second-quarter 2020 U.S. sales

July 1, 2020   2020 2019 % chg Total Second-Quarter (April-June) 2020 sales (units) 177,328 351,185 -49.5 Nissan Division sales 161,233 322,442 -50.0 INFINITI sales* 16,095 28,743 -44.0   Calendar Year Total sales (units) 434,934 717,036 -39.3 Nissan Division sales 393,281 653,978 -39.9 INFINITI sales* 41,653 63,058 -33.9 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nissan Group announced total… Continue reading @Nissan: Nissan Group reports second-quarter 2020 U.S. sales