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Mitsubishi will freeze new model launches in Europe indefinitely as part of a wide-reaching overhaul of its global operations to cut costs.

Under the 'Small but Beautiful' banner, the Japanese manufacturer plans to reduce its fixed costs by 20% over the next two years. It will shift to a business structure centred on Asia and "improve operating profit by downsizing low-profit businesses”. 

The firm will focus its resources on the South-East Asian market, where it currently has a 6.4% market share, compared with just 1.0% in Europe and 0.9% in North America. Its operating profit in the region last year was 63.6 billion yen (£469.6 million), compared to just 12.8bn yen (£94.5m) across all other global markets.

A planned “freezing of the introduction of new products in Europe” means upcoming models such as the next-generation L200 pick-up truck, Outlander SUV and Mirage supermini are unlikely to be sold here.

A Mitsubishi UK spokesman was unable to say for how long this situation will last but said that the situation is “evolving and changing rapidly”.

Mitsubishi plans to achieve “sustainable growth” from the end of 2022 by consolidating investment into core regions and products. Changes in its home market include shifting production of its Pajero SUV from Sakahogi to Okazaki, closing unproductive dealerships and promoting its sharing and subscription business. 

The spokesman told Autocar that it's too early to say what the plans mean for UK dealerships but that they're “still selling cars for the foreseeable future”. 

However, the new model freeze means current models are unlikely to be replaced when they become non-compliant with EU emissions regulations, suggesting Mitsubishi will gradually withdraw from the European market. 

Mitsubishi UK is an independent business and the sole distributor of the brand’s models in the country. It's considering other options but plans to continue to support customers with an ongoing aftersales parts and servicing offering. 

Takao Kato, representative executive officer and CEO of the Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, said: “We will shift our strategy from all-round expansion to selection and concentration. First of all, we will complete our structural reforms and further strengthen our competitive areas – ultimately to build a corporate structure that can surely generate profits during this mid-term period." Further details on what this means for the struggling Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance are unclear, but Mitsubishi has confirmed plans to continue introducing “cutting-edge models leveraging the Alliance partners’ technologies”. As part of its future models preview, the firm listed an electric kei car that it's co-developing with Nissan for launch after 2022. 

Recently announced plans for the three Alliance brands to increase their sharing of technology and production are estimated to cut model development costs by up to 40%. As part of the revised structure, Renault has been named the lead brand in Europe, with Nissan taking the lead in Japan, North America and China and Mitsubishi the focus for South-East Asia and Oceania. 

Nissan will continue to sell a limited number of successful models in Europe, but such a move would be less beneficial for Mitsubishi, given its smaller size. 

 

 

 

Via Autocar.Co.Uk

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Addio Mitsubishi...un altro pezzo di storia automobilistica nipponica lascia il vecchio continente.

Giusto così

 

Addio, e grazie per tutte le Eclipse e le Pajero che ci hai dato a noi del vecchio continente. 

Modificato 27 Luglio 20205 anni fa da nucarote

Sinceramente mi dispiace.

Un marchio al quale sono affezionato, ne ho avute ed usate diverse.

I loro prodotti attuali non incontrano il gusto estetico europeo ma sono meccanicamente validi.

Il pajero ha fatto la storia e le vecchie sportive rimangono un piacevolissimo ricordo.

Spero sia un arrivederci e non un addio.

È un peccato che un marchio così iconico si sia risotto così... ma effettivamente sono proprio i prodotti a mancare, dopo la bella ondata di metà anni novanta e inizio duemila con uno stile molto europeo e una gamma che arrivava fino alle ammiraglie hanno adottato uno stile osceno e brutto e una politica di riduzione di costi troppo elevata che insieme allo scandalo emissioni ha sancito il collasso!

eppure è stata la prima a portare su larga scala i motori a fasatura variabile e quelli a iniezione diretta, a rendere le PHEV accessibili... che peccato!

ma la colpa non è di Nissan 

Il gruppo Koelliker starà tremando come non mai qua in Italia.

 

26 minuti fa, Beckervdo scrive:

Il gruppo Koelliker starà tremando come non mai qua in Italia.

 

Non so, mi pare che ormai si son buttati sulla logistica delle auto. Malissimo che gli vada possono mettersi ad importare ChinaSUV o altro scatolame cinese elettrico.

Modificato 28 Luglio 20205 anni fa da nucarote

15 minuti fa, nucarote scrive:

Non so, mi pare che ormai si son buttati sulla logistica delle auto. Malissimo che gli vada possono mettersi ad importare ChinaSUV o altro scatolame cinese elettrico.

Anche la logistica. Certo che perdono uno dei driver, dato che gli resta solo Ssangyong.