Mitsubihi Pajero Will Turn Back To America

Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp - President . ( MMC ) , Osamu Masuko some good news for fans of cars bearing the three diamonds , especially in America . In an interview with Autonews Asia , ahead of Christmas , he stated three important things .

First , Mitsubishi has no plans to withdraw from the American market . Second , the company would not close the plant in Illinois that employs 1,900 employees producing the Outlander Sport . Lastly, Mitsubishi Pajero Sport prepares to re-enter the American market .

Masuko , 64 years , delivering the business plan related to Mitsubishi the next three years under the name " New Stage 2016 " targets denmgan increase global sales 29 percent to 1.43 million units . For the North American market targeted 150 thousand units per year .

As part of that plan , the Mitsubishi Pajero is also preparing a new ( also known as Montero and Shogun ) the class with Nisaan Patrol and Toyota Land Cruiser . SUVs whose name is legendary arena dengnan great achievements through the Paris-Dakar rally , was suspended sales in the U.S. in 2006 .

Only , his presence is no longer with the back Pajero petrol engine , but equipped with hybrid technology . " We want to bring the next -generation version ( Pajero ) that we have developed , most will have a plug - in hybrid version , " said Masuko .

Another leak from Masuko that the next generation of i -MiEV will have bigger models . Then , the company is also evaluating and considering a common platform for the successor to the Galant .

That's the good news about Mitsubishi . Instead , Masuko also bad news . When asked about sports cars like the Lancer Evolution or Eclipse answered , " When you look at the global ranking is the best-selling vehicle Mitsubishi pickup , the Pajero and Pajero Sport and Outlander and Outlander Sport in focus . We have to prioritize , " Masuko lid .