April Fools’ Day always brings about quite a few pranks throughout the automotive industry. We’ve gathered the best of 2011 into one mega-post for your enjoyment.
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Mitsubishi has released renders of a new global small car, which they will be building in a new factory in Thailand.North American Mitsubishi i-MiEV revealed ahead of LA Auto Show
The North American variant of the Mitsubishi i-MiEV has been revealed ahead of its debut at the LA Auto Show this year.
Suzuki, Mitsubishi and Ford to recall various cars
Suzuki, Mitsubishi and Ford have each issued a separate recall today, with a total of about 90,000 cars being recalled by the trio.
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo takes on new exhaust and equipment for 2011
Mitsubishi has added a new exhaust and some equipment to the Lancer Evolution for the 2011 model year.
Five cars that need an urgent update
Many cars nowadays look sharp and are equipped with modern technology. However, here’s five which we believe could use an update.
Ralliart closing its doors due to financial issues
Ralliart, Mitsubishi’s high-performance division, has announced that it will be shutting down because of financial issues.
VW buys 19.9% of Suzuki, announces new partnership
Volkswagen, now the biggest car producer in the world, is set to start a new partnership with the guys from Suzuki.
Subaru to Make Rally Comeback
The Japanese manufacturer Subaru has entered next year’s IRC – International Rally Championship. However, they will not register any factory teams but instead will allow privateers running Subaru’s in the championship to score manufacturer points. Alongside Fiat, Honda, Mitsubishi, Peugeot, Proton, Skoda and Volkswagen from next year we will be finding Subaru there as well, making them the 8th team in the championship. After their WRC withdrawal, Subaru hasn’t had a factory team in any other rally championship but they now claim that the IRC is the way to go: “The IRC provides an ideal arena to develop our customer competition activities. With approximately 1000 Subaru cars rallying around the world, this is a great opportunity for our customers.” said Subaru’s motor sport director.
There isn’t much else to say really, maybe this “entry” in the IRC is the first step in preparing a factory team for the championship, maybe they want to acquire precious data to set up their street cars better, with the chaotic motor sport climate lately, anything is possible. Anyway, we wish them good luck and a speedy return to the WRC as Subaru is was one good rally team.