What happened to Mitsubishi cars?

[gmh1013]

and Electronics also?
Back in the late 80's I bought a used Mitsubishi mighty max truck as a second car with about 12k miles on it and drove it to 80k miles and never had any problems with it other than the clutch going out twice.
Back then (mid 80's) I had a Mitsubishi T.V. and VCR and from what I remember Mitsubishi made some of the best TV's and higher end electronics
which now from what I read has gone to Samsung and LG.
I looked for Mitsubishi TV's at a best buy and could not find one of anything....and same goes for cars and SUV's .....its a rare sight to see one or even a dealer now days.
One of my old girlfriends bought a 1991 Galant and I like it so much that when came time for me to buy a new car it would be high on my list.
I was talking with a guy at 10 Downing st cigar bar in Houston last night and he told me
he read something about Mitsubishi was talking about pulling out of U.S. market.....along with Suzuki.
Reason 'Im asking is my wife's grand kid was looking at buying an Outlander Sport....because its a low cost/cheap SUV that is geared towards his age group. I told him I would ask around first and see if they are going to leave U.S.
market and that 100k mile warranty might not work out so well.
I could find anything solid on the net....but its worth asking about.

[wantonebad]

I had a Galant in the 80's I loved it...

TV too, it was great, not sure, guess they just couldn't keep up with market and technological changes?

[East Bay Rider]

Love the Evo.

Not much of a dealer network anymore. It's a shame.

[Hooper]

Originally Posted by gmh1013

and Electronics also?
Back in the late 80's I bought a used Mitsubishi mighty max truck as a second car with about 12k miles on it and drove it to 80k miles and never had any problems with it other than the clutch going out twice.
Back then (mid 80's) I had a Mitsubishi T.V. and VCR and from what I remember Mitsubishi made some of the best TV's and higher end electronics
which now from what I read has gone to Samsung and LG.
I looked for Mitsubishi TV's at a best buy and could not find one of anything....and same goes for cars and SUV's .....its a rare sight to see one or even a dealer now days.
One of my old girlfriends bought a 1991 Galant and I like it so much that when came time for me to buy a new car it would be high on my list.
I was talking with a guy at 10 Downing st cigar bar in Houston last night and he told me
he read something about Mitsubishi was talking about pulling out of U.S. market.....along with Suzuki.
Reason 'Im asking is my wife's grand kid was looking at buying an Outlander Sport....because its a low cost/cheap SUV that is geared towards his age group. I told him I would ask around first and see if they are going to leave U.S.
market and that 100k mile warranty might not work out so well.
I could find anything solid on the net....but its worth asking about.

eI heard the same, Mitsubishi may pull out of North America as well as the Volvo brand! Sales are low and getting lower.

[bayerische]

Originally Posted by Hooper

eI heard the same, Mitsubishi may pull out of North America as well as the Volvo brand! Sales are low and getting lower.

That's crazy....

[gmh1013]

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/12/m...keting-budget/

If Mitsubishi is looking for a market to own they should bring back the Mighty Max compact truck.....only competition is a Tacoma and for over 19k starting price you dont get much bang for your buck. Nissan only makes double cabs and extended cabs now and they start at 21k and again you dont get much for 21k.
I was looking at the Outlander Sport in Blue like the one my wife's grand kid wants and it not a bad deal for the money....I kinda like the looks of them now.

[Rags]

They're hanging out with the DeLorean..

[raclaims]

I had a 1990 eclipse and it was awesome
I bought it just before I left for college and loved

[MP5]

Mitsu dies when they got retired the jewel of the 4G63. Granted they tried before that to totally destroy it with reverse implementation but if there ever was a near indestructible small motor, that was it. No 4g63?- Mitsu can die

[77T]

Suzuki pulled their cars out of the US market a while ago...http://www.newsday.com/classifieds/c...t-11-1.4194145

Mitsubishi is suffering from their Chrysler re-badging relations. Now Fiat-based Dodge versions are replacing volume that Mitsu had previously. http://jalopnik.com/5962789/the-hot-...and-mitsubishi

Ergo, the need to double-down and push the badge harder here. Problem always was that the Mitsubishi line was more expensive for essentially the same performance as the American badged versions (except for the Evo line).

[Boothroyd]

Mitsubishi wanted to be the "big screen" TV company and bet heavily on large projection TV's, and limited their market appeal with that move. Big fan...my first VCR (over $1000) and great TV's were Mitsu's. But the branding limited their reach, and they missed the transition.

Loved my 1989 Galant as well. Judging by their presence at the latest auto show, they are on their last legs in the US market. Very cheapest space on the floor, and the products didn't compare well.

When I think of Mitsubishi, I think of GE. A huge conglomerate of manufacturing companies. Consumer electronics or personal transportation (as opposed to industrial) are not the mainstay of their business model.

[nick c]

Love there SUV they lust for over

[Kingair]

Evo X

Great car

HAGWe

[MP5]

Originally Posted by Kingair

Evo X

Great car

HAGWe

The PAM318 of EVOs

[Kingair]

Originally Posted by MP5

The PAM318 of EVOs

Nice comparison

HAGWe

[Tri-Tip]

My parents had 2 Mitsubishi Gallant's in the mid-80's, and my first car was a Mitsubishi Cordia.

[mbuckley]

I remember Mitsubishi was called three diamonds and sold canned orange slices

Long time ago. Must have been in early sixties.

[Psmith]

The 3000 GT (below) was a nice car, and then later the Lancer-based EVO cars

They are still a pretty active company in Aus

[topgear]

I am still driving a Mitsubishi Pajero

[GradyPhilpott]

Originally Posted by mbuckley

I remember Mitsubishi was called three diamonds and sold canned orange slices

Long time ago. Must have been in early sixties.

I remember when Mitsubishi used to sell tuna under the Three Diamonds label, but that was way later than the early Sixties.

I'm thinking it must have been in the Eighties.

My dad had a Mitsubishi Galant in the early 2000s. He had to have the on-board computer replaced, which was rather expensive.

[jatco]

My wife's '03 Eclipse. Great car, good power (3.0 ), rides well....(certainly better than my '94 MX6..)..and she loves it..
Mitzu seems do be doing ok up here..but Not in the 2door coupe class anymore...Too bad. But then again, so to w/Mazda!!.

[Passionata]

Wifey s car
210bhp
Evo 8technology



Best
George

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