Mitsubishi may abandon its Galant and Eclipse models by 2013.
“Major updates to Mitsubishi’s articles are on the aback burner as the aggregation concentrates on developing baby cars that can be awash about the world,” writes Autoweek. “That agency the approaching is ambiguous for the Galant, Endeavor and Eclipse and Eclipse Spyder, which Mitsubishi builds in the United States.”
If Mitsubishi does, in actuality abandon these models, it will be risking a lot. “Talk about putting all your eggs in one basket,” comments Top Speed. “With those models gone, that would leave the Japanese automaker with alone the new baby car, the Outlander Sport and the i-MiEV to accompany to its already baby lineup.”
Then again, those models haven’t been affairs well. Utilizing Autodata figures, USA Today reports, “Mitsubishi has awash 36,431 cars through the aboriginal eight months of the year, down 4.4% from endure year.”
According to Autoblog, Mitsubishi’s new baby car should affection a “fuel-thrifty 1.0 or 1.3-liter four-cylinder engine beneath the hood” — which could be just what American car shoppers are searching for.
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