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Just a day after Holden in Australia announced it was going after police cruiser business in North America, Mitsubishi UK said its all-electric i MiEV city car will be trialled by a number of police forces, starting with West Midlands. Full story...

The all-electric i MiEV city car is now helping Police Forces across the UK to crack down on crime whilst cracking down on CO2 emissions. Full story...

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation will begin sales and service in Puerto Rico after signing an agreement with local distributor Guaraguao Truck Sales, based in Bayamon. Full story...

Mitsubishi Motors' 16-car display at the 41st Tokyo motor show later this month will include two concepts developed to a 'The EV: its dawn and future' theme: the Concept PX-MiEV and the i-MiEV Cargo. Full story...

Mitsubishi's new crossover vehicle spotted testing in Europe.

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Firm reveals new plug-in hybrid SUV capable of returning over 100mpg!

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Powered by the new Mitsubishi Plug-in Hybrid System, which significantly extends the frequency a hybrid vehicle is driven in EV mode, the Mitsubishi Concept PX*2-MiEV*3 returns fuel economy in excess of 50 km/liter. The Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV is a new-generation concept car that balances high environmental performance with road performance by utilizing differential motors and Mitsubishi's all-new S-AWC (Super All Wheel Control), that utilizes E-AYC (Electric-powered Active Yaw Control) which transfers torque to the rear left and right wheels. Full story...

Montreal - What do the Chevrolet Volt, Toyota Prius Plug-In and Nissan Leaf have in common? They all use an electric motor powered by a lithium-ion battery (Li-ion). Mitsubishi, Ford and even Chrysler are just a few other manufacturers that are also using this technology for their latest plug-in hybrid (PH) or electric vehicles (EV) -- either recently or soon to be released. Full story...

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is to supply batteries from its new-generation i-MiEV electric vehicle to Kyokuto Kaihatsu for use in garbage collection trucks. Full story...

The 'small' Pajero (known as the Pajero iO or, here in Europe, the 1999-2006 Shogun Pinin), which Mitsubishi stopped selling in most markets several years ago, is still alive and well in Brazil where it has just been given a two-year, $US50m major make-over by local assembler and distributor Souza Ramos Group (GSR). The design work was done in São Paulo with help from Mitsubishi Japan. Full story...

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC), will supply battery*1 systems from its new-generation electric vehicle (EV) i-MiEV to Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co., Ltd. Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co., Ltd. now introduces eco-friendly garbage collection with its all-new battery-powered trash compactor utilizing the power supply system developed for Mitsubishi Motors' i-MiEV in its garbage collection trucks. Full story...

Rolf, Russia's largest foreign car dealer, has sold 40 percent of its Mitsubishi car distribution business to Mitsubishi Corporation. Full story...

Everything about this car screams power. From its profile straight out of a science fiction movie to its muscular V6 and its stimulating behaviour on the road. Even the impressive rear spoiler gives the impression that at the slightest touch of the gas pedal, retractable wings will spring out of the sides carry this 2+2 away. Full story...

GS Yuasa is in talks to supply overseas automakers with electric car lithium ion batteries and its venture with Mitsubishi Motors may begin sales next year. Full story...

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) began delivery of its i-MiEV electric city car in Japan from July 2009, mainly to corporations and local authorities. Full story...

Attendance by both automakers (no Honda and Mitsubishi, for example) and the paying public (750,000 compared with 1m in 2007) is expected to be down but Frankfurt's 63rd motor show, though a more compact version of the last event two years ago, still has a lot to interest, particularly in electric vehicles and alternative fuel powertrains. Full story...

Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Fuso will start selling small trucks in Russia by the end of the year, ITAR-TASS reported on Monday, citing Japanese media. Full story...

Chrysler has said it has ended its engine manufacturing alliance with Hyundai Motor and and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation. Full story...

Mitsubishi's labour strife-hit plant in Venezuela, which also assembles Hyundai models, will re-start operations later this month after being shut in August. Full story...

Mitsubishi Motors is hiring 1,300 workers in Thailand as the battered new vehicle market slowly recovers from its slump. Full story...