Mitsubishi to launch five new models including two SUVs by 2016

Mitsubishi may have been off the radar in terms of new cars recently, with no new offerings since the Pajero Sport SUV, but that is soon to change, starting with the launch of the automatic transmission version of the Pajero Sport by October this year. In an interview with our sister publication, Autocar Professional, Mitsubishi’s executive officer and corporate general manager Asia and ASEAN office Ken Horinouchi revealed that a company is working on a new business strategy that will see Mitubishi dealers in India selling ‘around five models’ by 2016. They currently sell only one model, the Pajero Sport. The cars will, at least initially, be imported from ASEAN markets, although assembly at the HM’s Chennai facility is likely at a later stage. “We are aiming to import some cars from ASEAN countries to India,” says Horinouchi.