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Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s top supply chain executive in the United States has retired, and the automaker has no plans to hire a replacement. Full story...

Mitsubishi Motors has denied a Japanese newspaper report it and partner Peugeot plan to build a compact electric vehicle at the French company's plant in Spain. Full story...

Major updates to Mitsubishi's products are on the back burner as the company concentrates on developing small cars that can be sold around the world. Full story...

Major updates to Mitsubishi's products are on the back burner as the company concentrates on developing small cars that can be sold around the world. Full story...

Spain is talking with Mitsubishi Corporation about building a factory for electric car batteries in the northwestern town of Vigo, economy minister Elena Salgado said. Full story...

China's Chery Automobile is considering an assembly plant in Spain, a regional government spokesman said. Separately, Mitsubishi is mulling an electric car component factory in the country. Full story...

Mitsubishi Motors North America said today that it will not meet a contractual deadline to allocate a new vehicle for its assembly plant in Normal, Ill. Full story...

Mitsubishi has priced European versions of its all-electric i-MiEV ahead of the Paris show next month, slashing GBP11,000 off the UK tag. Full story...

Automakers are like pop singers. Sometimes, they produce hits (think Mazda Miata or Ford Escape, two vehicles that enjoy steady popularity year after year); other times, they fail miserably (think Suzuki X-90, Subaru Tribeca or Chevrolet HHR, a trio that simply missed the mark and now lives in oblivion). Full story...

BURLINGTON, ONTARIO-Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced that it will support Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada's Clean Across Canada tour with a quick charging station and other critical Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) product support. The clean energy initiative starts Aug. 17 at Signal Hill in St. Johns and ends on Sept. 13 in Vancouver. Full story...

After almost a month and a half of driving the Mitsubishi i-MiEV daily, it has been sitting in the driveway for two weeks gathering dirt. Full story...

We believe that the compact SUV category has the potential of becoming the hottest-selling category of vehicles in North America. As people are starting to downsize the SUVs sitting in their driveway and manufacturers are starting to phase out their biggest truck offerings, this category should see constant sales growth in the next few years. Full story...

Mitsubishi Motors plans to start car assembly at its plant in Kaluga in September, company president Osamu Masuko said at a news conference. The company expects to start complete knock down (CKD) kit production of the Outlander crossover at the plant, he added. Full story...

Mitsubishi Motors plans to start car assembly at its plant in Kaluga in September, company president Osamu Masuko said at a news conference. The company expects to start complete knock down (CKD) kit production of the Outlander crossover at the plant, he added. Full story...

Boucherville, Quebec - Two small right-hand drive electric cars have been crisscrossing La Belle Province since Saturday. Everywhere they go, Sparky and Zippy (as they are called) make heads turn with their near-silent operation and zero-emission performance. This is Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada's "Clean Across Canada Tour," a 7,500-km adventure that will take the two i-MiEVs from coast to coast in 28 days. Full story...

Price cut and government grant cut electric car price by almost £15,000.

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Driven: Mitsubishi i-MiEV

Electric Kei-Car Hits The States

In about a year, Mitsubishi will join the electric-car club by offering its i-MiEV city car to US consumers. The first 'i' in the name is a play on the Japanese word for 'love' and has been used on a conventional-powered mini (kei) car that debuted in 2003 and has been sold in Japan since 2006. The remainder of the name is an acronym for Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Vehicle.

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Magna International reportedly is in talks to build a joint battery plant for electric cars with Mitsubishi Motors. Full story...

Canadian-Austrian car parts supplier Magna International Inc. is in advanced talks to build a joint battery plant for electric cars with Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp., an Austrian newspaper reported on Friday. Full story...

Here at AutoWeek, walking over to our car board at the end of the day which lists all of the cars we have in the office is like Christmas morning. Full story...