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ssmoked 12-26-2012 10:53 PM

Mitsubishi motors a dying brand in US?
 
Financially Fit - Yahoo! Finance

there goes the evo :/

start watching at 1:00

frost 12-26-2012 11:14 PM

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 12-26-2012 11:21 PM

And I hate rubber band engines.

ZMan8 12-26-2012 11:28 PM

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 12-26-2012 11:41 PM

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

CDepp 12-27-2012 12:49 AM

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

bigsix 12-27-2012 12:53 AM

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

FairladyZ 12-27-2012 01:09 AM

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 12-27-2012 01:45 AM

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 12-27-2012 07:21 AM

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?

edub370 12-27-2012 10:04 AM

mazda won't be far behind...

luigi90210 12-27-2012 10:41 AM

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

theDreamer 12-27-2012 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edub370 (Post 2079195)
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.

frost 12-27-2012 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJB (Post 2078980)
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.

shadoquad 12-27-2012 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theDreamer (Post 2079291)
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.

:iagree: 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.


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