Mitsubishi motors a dying brand in US?

[ssmoked]

Financially Fit - Yahoo! Finance

there goes the evo :/

start watching at 1:00

[frost]

What do they make that anyone wants? They had the new eclipse, which was underpowered and overweight. The lancer is a niche market to begin with. The galant is meh at best. And then a couple crossovers. :shrug: wouldn't miss them.

[6MT]

And I hate rubber band engines.

[ZMan8]

It's a shame really, they were on to something great back in the 90's with their lancer evolution and eclipse. They ditched the turbo awd eclipse in favor of a fwd v-6 that was pig heavy. The lancer evolution also got large and pricey. While the evo is a great performer, it is a niche car like frost mentioned. and the lancer, well it's not competitive in interior space, design, features or power in its price range. Lancer's direct rival Subaru Impreza comes awd standard on the base model.

[Tribalpinoy91]

Mitsu failure to keep up with times and innovate instead of playing keep up

[CDepp]

I still long for the old DSM days.... To dream....

[bigsix]

W/o the Evo, Mitsubishi will have a hard time competing w/ their Japanese rivals.

[FairladyZ]

They only have one car and its the evo.

That whole company is trash, cars look ugly.

The evo 9 was the last true Mitsubishi in my eyes

[dP3NGU1N]

Their dealerships also hire some of the rudest and cockiest little ******** i've ever met in my life. I think there's a reason why the Mitsu dealership at Cerritos automall (LA area) is on the outskirts and on the other side of a major street while the other dealerships are all fairly close knit.

On a side note, that white dude in the video really needs to blink once in a while. It's creepy.

[MJB]

I was actually a little surprise to hear about the financial troubles Mitsubishi is in. I wonder if they'll be able to rebound after restructuring or they'll go under for good?

[frost]

Originally Posted by MJB

I was actually a little surprise to hear about the financial troubles Mitsubishi is in. I wonder if they'll be able to rebound after restructuring or they'll go under for good?

A restructure may buy them time, but selling cars is the name of the game, and they aren't selling cars.

[edub370]

mazda won't be far behind...

[theDreamer]

Originally Posted by edub370

mazda won't be far behind...

Doubt it, Ford still invests in Mazda (a bit less now) and they will be first to market in the US of the Japanese companies with a diesel motor.

[shadoquad]

Originally Posted by theDreamer

Doubt it, Ford still invests in Mazda (a bit less now) and they will be first to market in the US of the Japanese companies with a diesel motor.

The 3 is actually a nice little car, too. It actually gets its claimed 40mpg and is fun to drive for a putt putt

The Miata is the best selling sports car, maybe ever, and a new one is on its way soon.

They've attacked the crossover market and are doing fairly well there. And the new 6 is getting positive reviews.

I don't see Mazda in much danger.

Mitsu has been dying for the last decade or so. They just make crap motors.

[Compdoc777]

Originally Posted by Tribalpinoy91

Mitsu failure to keep up with times and innovate instead of playing keep up

Mitsubishi has deep pockets. They are talking about the North American brand, but Mitsubishi makes everything from TVs, electronics to fighter jets, ships, building equipment. The motor division is just one of the smaller things they do. I am sure they will shake it up here in the future they tend to go in cycles.

Originally Posted by luigi90210

i honestly feel honda will die soon, sure their cars are popular(kind of) but they havent changed since the 90's, they are still loud, they sound like **** even stock, there is a lot of road noise and their cars are very basic in terms of features
their biggest competitor toyota at least changed their sedans to being quite, nicer looking then their 90's counter part, and they come loaded with features plus with their hybrid marketing campaign, everyone and their grandma has wanted a hybrid car, even though a 2.5 altima cvt will get better gas milage then a camry hybrid

Honda will be around forever and may win the auto war. Honda is a racing company that happens to build cars they have there hands in just about everything like Mitsubishi. Acura is also Honda, out side the US there is no such thing as Acura.