Mitsubishi closing Normal, IL plant (merge)
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Welp, it wasnt profitable, nor fully utilized, so basically it was operating at a loss. Shame honestly. But Mitsubishi isnt the first manufacturer that still sells the cars to move production out of US, Mazda did the same 2 years ago, but nobody found that mindblowing, since Mazda and Mitsubishi aren't selling at the same scale.
But I think we might see Mitsubishi come at some JV in Mexico or something like that, sometime soon. Since accountants are on the hunt for low paid workforce in some time now. Phillipines, Indonesia, Thailand, Russia are the ones that replaced Netherlands, US, Australia factories and outsourced some of Japanese output. But fact is, from risk management point, you can't have a stable and longterm safety on USDM without a NAFTA based factory.
Expect FCA (oh history loves to repeat itself) and Mitsubishi to get closer a lot more since the purchase from the looks of it.
Fiat needs R&D for PHEV's, where they are severely lacking for passenger cars. Mitsubishi needs small diesels (<2l)(small note: my father that has worked as a mechanic and is in auto industry here for long time tells me that nothing better has been produced than newer FIAT diesel in Europe for quite some time) and big rigs as well, not to mention C & D segment sedanes.
Chrysler rebadged Mitsubishi's Mirage Sedan for Mexican market. And Fiat plan on using Mitsubishi L200/Triton as European Fiat Commercial vehicles Strada vehicle, is set in stone already.
Fiat used Mitsubishi platformed Jeep Compass for their Fiat Freemont, altho that will be phased out.
The engines FIAT will produce are still based on GEMA Hyundai block on which Chrysler and Mitsubishi still use.
A lot of dots connect. But with Marchionne begging for industry "consolidation", I think that might've pulled the plug on final legacy of DSM.
But I think we might see Mitsubishi come at some JV in Mexico or something like that, sometime soon. Since accountants are on the hunt for low paid workforce in some time now. Phillipines, Indonesia, Thailand, Russia are the ones that replaced Netherlands, US, Australia factories and outsourced some of Japanese output. But fact is, from risk management point, you can't have a stable and longterm safety on USDM without a NAFTA based factory.
Expect FCA (oh history loves to repeat itself) and Mitsubishi to get closer a lot more since the purchase from the looks of it.
Fiat needs R&D for PHEV's, where they are severely lacking for passenger cars. Mitsubishi needs small diesels (<2l)(small note: my father that has worked as a mechanic and is in auto industry here for long time tells me that nothing better has been produced than newer FIAT diesel in Europe for quite some time) and big rigs as well, not to mention C & D segment sedanes.
Chrysler rebadged Mitsubishi's Mirage Sedan for Mexican market. And Fiat plan on using Mitsubishi L200/Triton as European Fiat Commercial vehicles Strada vehicle, is set in stone already.
Fiat used Mitsubishi platformed Jeep Compass for their Fiat Freemont, altho that will be phased out.
The engines FIAT will produce are still based on GEMA Hyundai block on which Chrysler and Mitsubishi still use.
A lot of dots connect. But with Marchionne begging for industry "consolidation", I think that might've pulled the plug on final legacy of DSM.
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