Originally Posted by Car and Driver

Mitsubishi Motors announced its “Jump 2013” business plan today in Japan, with highlights including a promise of eight all-electric or plug-in hybrid cars by 2015 and expanding production in emerging markets. Specific to the United States are two announcements: First, Mitsubishi will discontinue to U.S. and Europe region-specific models. That means that the entire PS platform, which underpins the Galant, Eclipse, and Endeavor, will fade into the sunset. That also means that Mitsubishi’s plant in Normal, Illinois, will need a new model to produce, and Mitsubishi confirmed today that a changeover is imminent.
The yet-to-be-determined model will be built for both domestic and export sale. Considering that, with the exception of the forthcoming i-MiEV, Mitsubishi’s U.S.-market products are based on the GS platform (Lancer, Lancer Sportback, Outlander, Outlander Sport), it’s reasonable to guess that the Normal factory will build one of those variants. Our money is on the Outlander Sport, as it would be the most likely candidate for export sale.
We’re also going to assume that Mitsubishi wants to make the most of its U.S. plant, which has a capacity of 240,000 vehicles a year but only built 18,501 vehicles in 2009 and 29,375 in 2010. Current volume could easily be handled by one successful model, but higher production numbers would require more variants. That could mean existing models (or their successors) or an all-new vehicle based on the GS platform. We’re hoping that the stillborn Concept-RA from the 2008 Detroit auto show gets resurrected as a next-generation Eclipse. Unlikely, you say? Did you ever expect The Fast and the Furious to become a five-movie franchise? Stranger things have happened.

Originally Posted by Crester

while the American made models are currently "undesirable". Why would somebody want a Galant anyways?!?!?

Originally Posted by goodhart

Because not everyone wants a overpowered econo-box????

Why would anyone want a Ford Taurus or Chevy Impala? What idiots, they should just buy Corvettes pffft.

Originally Posted by sblvro

the OP has 2nd hand news at best and coming from C&D, it never mentioned that the eclipse and other models are specifically going to be discontinued.


http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/pub...etailb120.html

Originally Posted by sblvro

I would rather buy a mitsubishi(galant) than a hyundai(sonata or equus) for that matter.

Originally Posted by Crester

Really...?