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CYPRESS, Calif., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is honored to learn that the company's best-selling model - the 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport compact crossover vehicle - has today been named a 2013 "Top Safety Pick+" award winner by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The Outlander Sport's 2013 IIHS "Top Safety Pick+" award comes in addition to the two straight IIHS Top Safety Pick awards the handsome 5-passenger compact...

CYPRESS, Calif., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will compete in the 2013 edition of the world-famous Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) to be held on June 30, 2013 with a pair of all-new MiEV Evolution II all-electric four-wheel drive (4WD) prototype racecars. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130516/LA15374) With the upgraded all-new MiEV Evolution II, MMC has set its sights on an outright victory in this legendary American...

CYPRESS, Calif., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) today reported sales of the U.S.-built Outlander Sport achieved a year-over-year sales increase of more than 48 percent in March. The 2,442 units sold is a record for single-month sales of Outlander Sport and marks the seventh consecutive month of sales increases for the fuel-efficient CUV. The previous high was 2,253 units sold in September 2012. "Outlander Sport sales got a boost from our...

NEW YORK, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) has unveiled a remarkably fuel-efficient all-new 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage 5-door subcompact at the 2013 New York International Auto Show that is expected to arrive at Mitsubishi Motors dealers later this fall. Mitsubishi Motors also announced pricing information on the 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander compact CUV (arriving in dealerships this June) at the show, along with demonstrating a detailed full-scale...

CYPRESS, Calif., March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) today reported a year-over-year sales increase of 27.8 percent in February. The 6,051 units sold marked Mitsubishi's largest monthly sales total since March 2012. Outlander Sport sales were 1,644 for the month, an increase of almost 20 percent compared to February 2012. Sales of the fuel-efficient CUV, now manufactured in Normal, Illinois, showed an increase versus the prior year for the sixth...

CYPRESS, Calif., Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) today reported December was its second-best-ever month of sales for Outlander Sport, up 15.4 percent compared to December 2011. Outlander Sport sales were 1,770 for the month, exceeded only by the 2,253 sales in September of this year. Sales during the 2012 calendar year for the fuel-efficient CUV, now manufactured in Normal, Illinois, were up almost 20 percent compared to the prior year....

CYPRESS, Calif., Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) has seen a pair of its 2013 vehicle offerings - the versatile and stylish Lancer compact sport sedan and the dynamic Outlander Sport compact crossover - named by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) as "Top Safety Picks." (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121220/LA33649-a) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121220/LA33649-b) For the sixth year in a row, the...

CYPRESS, Calif., Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) today reported November sales of the Outlander Sport were up 34.2 percent compared to November 2011. Outlander Sport sales were 1,520 for the month, the fourth highest monthly total this year for sales of the fuel-efficient CUV, now manufactured in Normal, Illinois. Year-to-date, Outlander Sport sales are up 9.5 percent compared to the same period a year ago. "We are encouraged at the consistent...

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is supporting the University of Southern California (USC) and the renowned institution's Viterbi School of Engineering as it develops a special campus-wide Smart Grid "Living Laboratory" project including the use of Mitsubishi i-MiEV 100% electric vehicles. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121129/LA20858) The Mitsubishi Motors/USC Electric Vehicle Smart Grid Demonstration Project...

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) showcases a pair of dynamic new product offerings at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show: the all-new 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander crossover and the sharp-looking Outlander Sport Limited Edition compact crossover that commemorates the 30(th) anniversary of Mitsubishi Motors entering the North American marketplace. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click:...