I heard last week that mitsubishi was going to go bankrupt in the USA and move back to japan permanently. Has anyone heard about this bull sh** yet? let me know because i dont really wanna have parts imported from japan anytime soon. lol. thanks guys.

 

No.

 

"Mitsubishi product strategist Shinichi Kurihara said at press event in Japan last week that if the automaker’s newest vehicles don’t sell well in the United States, the automaker might not be able to stay in the country. Kurihara said the vehicles like the Outlander, Lancer, and Eclipse have to “be successful for us to stay in business in the U.S.” In recent years, Mitsubishi has seen sales and revenue fall considerably."

http://www.leftlanenews.com/mitsubis...w-from-us.html

that was in 2006....

 

Mitsubishi needs to hire Steve Jobs.

....Seriously, they need to hire a marketing guru.

 

Hmm, I did some research and nothing is popping up, many people have said this to either slag the company or make future predictions based on Mitsubishi history in the US. I think Mitsubishi is fine, sure they aren't what they once were (America's fastest growing import brand), however I still think there's a strong demand for their vehicles in America.

 

I did some more digging and maybe it is worse than what I thought?

http://www.pjstar.com/business/x1487...fer-to-workers

 

you guys do realize that these same rumors have been going on for about 8-10 years now right? Search the DSM boards, It's always the same thing.

 

They want to be away from the union shop just like every other brand that makes money, but there isn't enough demand right now. I think everybody is going to have to wait a year or two for people to wear out the used cars they are holding on to and that are totally available with nobody driving to work.

 

They need cars that don't suck first.

Outside the EVO and Ralliart, the rest of their lineup is a bag of suck served by dealerships that hate you.

 

Yes, their dealers need to be shipped in from Japan too, along with some brand knowledge...

 

 

yeah since they pull out with the Montero limited, they really did go down for me to the EVo only...

 

I beg to differ on their line up! The Outlander GT now sports the EVO front fascia and EVO SAWC and a 230 horse V6 with neutral logic to boot! The Eclipse is arguably more reliable and produces better number (stock form) than the previous models, however the Eclipse and Galant need a serious revamp. The Endeavor (considering it's age) was quite the one,two punch!!!

P.S. I agree, they do need to bring their own dealerships from Japan.

 

Mitsubishi is ditching the whole car scene and permanently going to make LED HDTV's only from now on.

 

Yup and it is damn hideous IMO, looks like a Frankenstein job. I like the previous one better.