Ten fun facts about Mitsubishi
Fact 1
The car giant is headquartered in Minato, Tokyo and is the world’s sixteenth principal car manufacturer.
Fact 2
Mitsubishi created the Lancer 1600 GSR specifically for the East African Safari Rally and even won the marathon in 1974; remarkably this was their first attempt.
Fact 3
Since the past 20 years, Mitsubishi has been in a very successful partnership with the internationally known actor and martial arts expert Jackie Chan, who has made it a point to utilize only Mitsubishi vehicles in his cinema.
Fact 4
Mitsubishi’s manufacturing factories for its vehicles are located in six countries and their cars are available to be sold to the people of more than 160 countries over the world.
Fact 5
Since 2009, Mitsubishi has been selling its electric mini-car which comes with a lithium-ion battery; amazingly the launch happened a year before it was planned.
Fact 6
A big player in the street racing scenes of the 1960s, today Mitsubishi has more than fifty years of experience in the global motorsport situation.
Fact 7
With an unparalleled seven consecutive and a total of twelve wins, Mitsubishi is the most effective car manufacturer for the Dakar Rally.
Fact 8
Over the years, Mitsubishi has forged successful alliances with big foreign players like Chrysler, Volvo, Colt and Proton.
Fact 9
Mitsubishi has a total of four Chinese joint ventures and has a strong global as well as Asian presence in the automobile market.
Fact 10
The Mitsubishi logo that is made of three diamonds precedes the Mitsubishi company itself by a hundred years.
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