Oct 1, 2020   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

Mitsubishi Motors Reports Third Quarter 2020 Sales

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) today reported third-quarter 2020 sales of 24,857 vehicles, an increase of 1.5% over the same period in 2019, and up a significant 49% over the previous quarter of 2020. This sales performance signals a continued recovery of new vehicle sales across the U.S., following a substantial disruption of business through the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and safer-at-home orders.

News and Notes

    --  Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) recently released a first look at
        the redesigned 2022 Eclipse Cross, the next step in the company's
        commitment to delivering a showroom full of new and extensively
        redesigned vehicles in the United States.
    --  MMNA will launch three considerably revised vehicles and one all-new,
        ground-up redesign by the second quarter of 2021: the 2022 Eclipse
        Cross, mechanically upgraded 2021 Outlander PHEV, the redesigned 2021
        Mirage and the all-new next-generation 2022 Outlander.
    --  MMNA is teaming with military veterans charity Record the Journey to
        contest this month's Rebelle Rally in a 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV,
        the first plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) ever to compete in the
        grueling 2000-km, all-women's, off-road navigation event.
    --  MMNA recently announced a partnership with leading Internet-of-Things
        technology providers Aeris and Dealer-FX to leverage connected car
        technology that will enhance the Mitsubishi customer service and
        ownership experience.
    --  Mitsubishi's Small Batch - Big Impact corporate social responsibility
        program expanded its mission in Q3, announcing a partnership with the
        Nashville Entrepreneur Center and assisting the Nashville Community
        Resource Center to distribute PPE kits to local teachers.


                                         Q3               YTD



                              2020   2019     2020   2019



     
     
             Mirage      5,839  8,276   14,292 21,177

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            Outlander Sport  7,719  7,382   24,504 26,150

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               Outlander     7,923  4,882   23,467 30,471

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            Outlander PHEV     947    666     1579  1,914

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             Eclipse Cross   2,429  3,268    8,775 15,859

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             TOTALS     24,857 24,474   72,617 95,571

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About Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Through a network of approximately 350 dealer partners across the United States, Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc., (MMNA) is responsible for the sales, research and development, marketing and customer service of Mitsubishi Motors vehicles in the U.S. 2019 marked the brand's seventh consecutive year of sales growth, and MMNA was the top-ranked Japanese brand in the J.D. Power 2020 Initial Quality study, ranking sixth overall and experiencing the greatest year-over-year improvement of any brand.

Located in Franklin, Tennessee, MMNA is a part of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance. Mitsubishi continues to lead the way in the development of highly efficient, affordably priced new gasoline-powered automobiles, while using its industry-leading knowledge in battery-electric vehicles to develop future EV and PHEV models.

For more information on Mitsubishi vehicles, please contact the Mitsubishi Motors News Bureau at (615) 257-2698 or visit media.mitsubishicars.com.

For more information, please contact:

Jeremy Barnes
Senior Director, Communications and Events
jeremy.barnes@na.mitsubishi-motors.com
Mobile: 714-296-1402

Lauren Ryan
Manager, Communications and Events
lauren.ryan@na.mitsubishi-motors.com
Mobile: 404-862-8286

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