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The Mitsubishi Group is a group of independent Japanese multinational businesses covering a range of companies that share the Mitsubishi brand, trademark, plus legacy.The Mitsubishi group of firms shape a loose entity, the Mitsubishi Keiretsu, that is frequently referenced

The Mitsubishi Group is a group of independent Japanese multinational businesses covering a range of companies that share the Mitsubishi brand, trademark, plus legacy.
The Mitsubishi group of firms shape a loose entity, the Mitsubishi Keiretsu, that is frequently referenced inside Japanese plus US media plus official reports; on the whole these businesses all descend within the zaibatsu of the same name. The top 25 firms are equally members of the Mitsubishi Kin'yōkai, or "Friday Club", plus meet monthly.
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is a multinational automaker headquartered inside Minato, Tokyo, Japan. In 2011, Mitsubishi Motors was the sixth largest Japanese automaker as well as the sixteenth largest worldwide by creation. It is piece of the Mitsubishi keiretsu, formerly the largest commercial group inside Japan, plus was created inside 1970 within the automotive division of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.


Immediately after the end of the Second World War, the firm returned with production cars. Fuso bus manufacturing resumed, whilst a tiny three-wheeled cargo car called the Mizushima along with a scooter called the Silver Pigeon were additionally developed. But, the zaibatsu were ordered with be dismantled by the Allied powers inside 1950, plus Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was split into 3 territorial businesses, every with an participation inside engine car development: West Japan Heavy-Industries, Central Japan Heavy-Industries, plus East Japan Heavy-Industries.
East Japan Heavy-Industries started importing the Henry J, an inexpensive American sedan built by Kaiser Motors, inside knockdown kit shape inside 1951, plus continued with bring those to Japan for the rest of the car's three-year creation run. The same year, Central Japan Heavy-Industries concluded a synonymous contract with Willys for CKD-assembled Jeep CJ-3Bs. This deal proven more durable, with certified Mitsubishi Jeeps inside manufacturing till 1998, thirty years following Willys themselves had changed the model.
By the beginning of the 1960s Japan's economy was gearing up; wages were increasing as well as the idea of family motoring was taking off. Central Japan Heavy-Industries, today recognised as Shin Mitsubishi Heavy-Industries, had absolutely re-established an automotive department inside its headquarters inside 1953. Then it was prepared with introduce the Mitsubishi 500, a mass marketplace sedan, to satisfy the brand-new need from customers. It followed this inside 1962 with all the Minica kei auto as well as the Colt 1000, the initially of its Colt line of family vehicles, inside 1963.
West Japan Heavy-Industries plus East Japan Heavy-Industries had equally extended their automotive departments inside the 1950s, as well as the 3 were re-integrated because Mitsubishi Heavy Industries inside 1964. Within 3 years its output was over 75,000 cars yearly. After the lucrative introduction of the initially Galant inside 1969 plus synonymous development with its commercial car division, it was decided which the organization could create a single procedure with focus found on the automotive industry. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation was created about April 22, 1970 because a wholly owned subsidiary of MHI beneath the leadership of Tomio Kubo, a lucrative engineer within the aircraft division.
The logo of 3 red diamonds, shared with over forty different firms in the keiretsu, predates Mitsubishi Motors itself by virtually a century. It was selected by Iwasaki Yatarō, the founder of Mitsubishi, because it was suggestive of the emblem of the Tosa Clan whom initially employed him, plus considering his own family crest was 3 rhombuses stacked atop every different. The name Mitsubishi is a portmanteau of mitsu plus hishi.

Mitsubishi finally accomplished yearly creation of 1 million vehicles inside 1980, however, by this time its ally wasn't thus healthy; As element of its battle with avoid bankruptcy, Chrysler was forced with market its Australian production division with MMC which year. The new Japanese owners renamed it Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd.
In 1982, the Mitsubishi brand was introduced with the American marketplace for the very first time. The Tredia sedan, as well as the Cordia plus Starion coupés, were initially available by seventy dealers inside 22 states, with an allocation of 30,000 cars between them. This quota, limited by mutual agreement involving the 2 countries' governments, had with be included amidst the 120,000 vehicles earmarked for Chrysler. Toward the finish of the 1980s, because MMC initiated a main drive with heighten its U.S. presence, it aired its initially nationwide tv advertising campaign, plus created plans with grow its dealer network with 340 dealers.
In 1986 Mitsubishi reached an agreement with Liuzhou Automotive with assemble their Minicab kei van plus truck there, creating Mitsubishi the 3rd Japanese maker with start assembly inside China. Before getting government approval for this project, Mitsubishi had had with express contrition over "defective" Mitsubishi trucks imported with China inside 1984 plus 1985. By 1989, Mitsubishi's worldwide manufacturing, including its overseas affiliates, had reached 1.5 million units.
Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited is a completely owned subsidiary of parent business Mitsubishi Motors Corporation of Japan. Its Australian administrative headquarters are found at Tonsley Park, with branch offices inside Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne plus Perth. The organization was established inside 1980 plus started car production because year, having taken over the facilities of Chrysler Australia. Australian creation ceased inside 2008 plus because which time the business has been only the car importer. MMAL operates spare components facilities inside Adelaide plus Sydney.

After the purchase by parent organization Chrysler of the 15 % interest inside Mitsubishi Motors Corporation inside 1971, Chrysler Australia started building Mitsubishi-designed Chrysler-branded cars, namely the Chrysler Valiant Galant, based found on the 1972–1977 Mitsubishi Galant as well as the Chrysler Sigma, a variant of the 1977–1985 Mitsubishi Galant. In 1979 Mitsubishi Motors Corporation plus Mitsubishi Corporation every acquired a 1 sixth equity inside Chrysler Australia plus inside April 1980 the 2 businesses bought the remaining shares inside the organization within the US Chrysler Corporation. The business name was changed with Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited inside October 1980. Production of the prevalent Sigma range of cars continued beneath the Mitsubishi name till 1987 with its eventual substitution, the Magna, having been introduced inside 1985. Colt creation, that had commenced inside 1982, ended inside 1990, without nearby manufactured substitution.
The Magna, like its forebear the Sigma, was based found on the Galant. This time, input from MMAL lead to a wider auto than the donor model a station wagon joined the line inside 1987. Many model refreshes throughout the 1990s kept the Magna, that had extended with include the deluxe plus Verada up-to-date. But, by the early 2000s, it was well-defined which the Magna/Verada line, today inside its 3rd iteration had aged considerably. A facelift with the Magna/Verada line inside 2003 failed with lift sales. Approval for construction of the hot car was gained from Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, plus funding was offered with re-engineer the Tonsley Park plant with all the happen a modern car, the Mitsubishi 380, was delivered with the marketplace inside late 2005.

On 5 February 2008, it was announced which MMAL might stop manufacturing of the 380 at the Tonsley Park plant, efficient at the finish of March 2008. The two-page statement introduced announced they might follow a "full import strategy" for the Australian marketplace due with unviable 380 sales. The last Mitsubishi 380 sedan left the manufacturing line about 27 March 2008. Coinciding with all the last cars with leave the line was the redundancy of regarding 500 employees, with another 430 staying for another 12 months. Those remaining decommissioned the plant plus yielded a stockpile of spare components destined with last 10 years.
By late 2009, MMAL had removed the last part of production equipment within the Tonsley Park assembly plant. Ownership of the plant was handed over with the Government of South Australia about 16 December 2009.


The disused Mitsubishi plant inside Adelaide
At the same time, MMAL started a restructure of the remaining divisions of the firm. This restructure concluded inside mid-2009 plus saw staff numbers reduced with about 300 from redundancy plus outsourcing.
The most of the remaining staff are associated with sales plus advertising escapades, though MMAL retains certain capability to do any shape changes which can be necessary to suit Mitsubishi Motors Corporation's international goods into the Australian marketplace.
MMAL has retained its offices inside Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane plus Perth, with just minor changes with structure because these offices have just ever been sales based offices.

After a starvation of fresh investment caused by shortage of cashflow, the firm introduced the award-winning Mitsubishi i kei automobile inside 2006, its initial modern model inside 29 months, when a revised Outlander has been introduced worldwide with compete inside the favored XUV marketplace niche. The upcoming generation of its Lancer plus Lancer Evolution was established inside 2007 plus 2008.
Slow marketing cars were eliminated within the U.S. marketplace, buy projections for the Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance have been scaled back, plus 10,000 jobs have been lose with cut fees with 3,400 employees at its Australian plant plus alternative loss-making surgery nonetheless beneath danger. Meanwhile, inside an effort with heighten creation at its U.S. center, brand-new export markets for the Eclipse plus Galant are being explored inside Ukraine, the Middle East, plus Russia, where the company's bestselling dealership is placed. Mitsubishi has equally been active inside OEM manufacturing of vehicles for Nissan, plus announced a synonymous partnership with PSA Peugeot Citroën inside July 2005 with manufacture an SUV about their behalf.
Mitsubishi reported its initially successful quarter inside 4 years inside the 3rd quarter of 2006, plus returned with profitability by the finish of the 2006 financial year, plus sustained profitability plus international sales of 1,524,000 by 2007 plus later.
In January 2011, the firm announced its upcoming mid-term company program with introduce 8 crossbreed plus battery-powered models by 2015. It aims with market its initially 2 plug-in hybrids by fiscal 2012.

The Southern Cross Rally became a main global rally primarily held inside the Port Macquarie area of New South Wales, Australia, between 1966 plus 1980. The rally attracted most world's leading rally motorists plus factory groups.
The inaugural Southern Cross Rally was earned by Harry Firth inside a functions Ford Cortina. Scotsman Andrew Cowan dominated the event inside the 1970s winning the rally five years inside a row for the Mitsubishi functions team from 1972 with 1976. The last 4 wins were inside a Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSR plus Cowan had additionally earlier earned the 1969 'Cross inside an Austin 1800 creating a total of six victories.
Other notable Southern Cross winners were Colin Bond inside a Holden Dealer Team Torana GTR XU-1 inside 1971, the 'flying Finn' Rauno Aaltonen inside a Datsun Violet 710 inside 1977, Talmalmo farmer George Fury inside 1978 plus 1979 inside the Datsun Stanza plus Ross Dunkerton whom earned the 1980 rally driving a Stanza.
There were countless well-known global rally motorists whom contested the rally without winning it, including planet champions Swedes Björn Waldegård plus Stig Blomqvist, plus Finns Ari Vatanen plus Hannu Mikkola. Other notable global rally motorists that competed include Edgar Herrmann, Timo Mäkinen, Shekhar Mehta plus Paddy Hopkirk.
The final Southern Cross Rally inside 1980 had been a hard-fought battle amongst the Datsun Stanzas of Dunkerton, Fury plus Geoff Portman as well as the Ford Escort BDA's driven by Greg Carr plus Ari Vatanen. Dunkerton held off the Escorts with win. A mixture of deficiency of sponsorship revenue plus 'burn-out' of the rally organisers led with the demise of what was nonetheless a pretty competitive event.

The Mitsubishi Galant is an vehicle produced by Mitsubishi Motors between 1969 plus 2012. The name was produced within the French word galant, meaning "chivalrous". There have been 9 distinct decades, plus cumulative sales today surpass five million. It started because a compact sedan, however over the course of its lifetime has evolved into a heavier mid-size auto. Initial creation was just based inside Japan, yet because 1994 the American marketplace has been served by cars assembled at the past Diamond-Star Motors center inside Normal, Illinois.

The initial generation of the vehicle, initially termed as the Colt Galant, was introduced inside December 1969 at a fresh Mitsubishi Japanese dealership called Galant Shop. The shape was dubbed "Dynawedge" by Mitsubishi, referring with the influence of aerodynamics found on the silhouette. Three models were accessible, driven by the unique 'Saturn' engine inside 1.3 or 1.5 L designs. 1.4 plus 1.6 litre versions changed these inside September 1971, along with a greater 1.7 followed inside January 1973. Initially just accessible because a four-door sedan, a five-door property plus two-door hardtop variant were added inside 1970, the hardtop being Mitsubishi's initial creation passenger vehicle with full side windows plus no side pillars. The Galant was available because a rival with the Toyota Corona, Nissan Bluebird plus Mazda Capella. It became Mitsubishi's initially automobile with be available inside the United States inside 1971 whenever the Chrysler Corporation, the company's brand-new partner plus stakeholder, started importing the auto because the Dodge Colt. It was moreover yielded by Chrysler Australia plus available alongside the greater Chrysler Valiant models because the Chrysler Valiant Galant.
From 1970, a fastback coupé model was developed, the Galant GTO. Fashioned following modern American muscle vehicles, the hardtop GTO was accessible with a choice of 2 "Saturn" machines as well as the 2-litre Astron 80, plus was accessible till 1975. The nameplate was sufficiently very known inside Japan for it with be resurrected for the 1990 Mitsubishi GTO coupé.
A 2nd, more compact coupé was introduced about a chassis shortened by 12 cm inside 1971, the Galant FTO. Powered by the 4G41 1.4 L engine, it too might leave a legacy for the business with return with inside the 1990s with all the Mitsubishi FTO.

The third-generation of the auto was introduced inside 1976, plus was termed as Galant Σ. In various export markets the auto was just termed as the Galant. At which time, the Dodge Colt inside America was really a Mitsubishi Lancer, not the Galant anymore, however however the Galant Wagon variant was available with all the Dodge Colt label inside the US plus Canada. In Australia, where the vehicle was produced nearby at Chrysler's Clovelly Park plant, it was recognised as the Chrysler Sigma plus, following the buyout of Chrysler Australia by Mitsubishi, because the Mitsubishi Sigma. Australian content was very excellent plus included a locally-made 2.6-litre 'Astron' 4 inside spot of the 1.6, 1.85 plus two-litre machines employed inside alternative export markets.
A modern coupé was introduced inside 1976 with substitute the Galant GTO. It was acknowledged inside Japan because the Galant Λ. The coupe was available inside the United States between 1978 plus 1980 because the Dodge Challenger plus Plymouth Sapporo.
Mitsubishi introduced the MCA-Jet engine for Japan plus additional emissions-controlled markets with its newest Galant. This included the "Jet Valve", a secondary consumption valve that improved emissions without necessitating the requirement for a completely redesigned cylinder head. In 1978, Mitsubishi inside Japan established a devoted dealership sales channel called with market the Galant plus additional chosen cars.
Todd Motors initially assembled 1.6GL, 1.85GLX plus two-litre GLS sedan models for New Zealand, with all the GLS getting a five-speed guide transmission because standard with three-speed car optional. These were the initially NZ-assembled Mitsubishis with have back screen demisters because standard. Early vehicles had traditional rod-suspended headliners developed nearby to satisfy surrounding content rules yet these were notorious for collapsing about with the passengers' heads plus were rapidly changed by newly developed, glued-in moulded foam liners. The range was later revised to incorporate the wagon plus drop the 1.85-litre engine.
The 3rd generation Galant was the recipient of the Car of the Year honor inside South Africa inside 1977.