8 of the Best Cars Mitsubishi Ever Built - The Cheat Sheet
After months of rumors, it’s official: Mitsubishi will be shuttering its Normal, Illinois plant after years of dwindling sales and a shrinking footprint in the American marketplace. Just 15 years ago, the Illinois plant was cranking out over 200,000 cars a year, thanks to strong showing from models like the Eclipse, Galant, and Outlander. It opened the plant in 1988 in a partnership with Chrysler, under the name Diamond-Star Motors, a company that offered both Mitsus and captive import Chrysler models. the company has seen sales increases every year since 2012, and with 57,412 vehicles sold through July, it’s already moved more metal than it did in all of 2012. Customers are responding to the entry-level Mirage and the competitively-priced... So in hopes that the company can rebound, here are 8 classic Mitsus to remind us that the company is capable of some pretty great things. The Lancer is about as prestigious a nameplate as Mitsu has, and it’s been a rally winner since it debuted in 1973. In 1600GSR form, it dominated some of the sport’s most grueling courses, winning Africa’s Safari Rally twice, and Australia’s... Source: www.cheatsheet.com
