Thursday, April 28, 2011

Strong sales for Mitsubishi Motors in all major markets

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation 28/04/2011:

Mitsubishi Motors sold more vehicles worldwide

15 percent growth last year
130 million euro profit after tax
All major markets, with a strong positive


Rüsselsheim / Tokyo, 28 April 2011. - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has sold in the fiscal year 2010 (April 2010-March 2011) 1.105 million vehicles worldwide. Compared to the fiscal year 2009, this represents an increase of 15 percent (145,000 units). At the same time the profit after tax rose by 228 percent to 15.6 billion yen (about 130 million euros).

In Europe, the company could sell 218 000 vehicles, representing an increase of 29 percent. Reasons for this include the high demand for the compact crossover Mitsubishi ASX, which started production of the Mitsubishi Outlander in Europe and the resurgent market in Russia.

The largest market for Mitsubishi Motors is Asia. In China, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, demand was particularly high. The best results of 629 000 units also contributed to the results from South America, especially in Brazil.

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