Mitsubishi Motors North
America, Inc., (MMNA) today reported March sales of 12,536 units, up 22.3%
from last March's total of 10,250.
Year-to-date, Mitsubishi sales are up 23.2%, compared to the
January-March period in 2006.
"Customers are responding to the distinctive styling of our products
and the great value that they provide," said MMNA CEO Hiroshi Harunari. "We
are building on the momentum provided by the launch of our all-new
Outlander crossover SUV. And in March, we started to see the effects of the
roll-out of our all-new fuel-efficient Lancer sedan. We are looking forward
to a tremendous full month of sales for this vehicle in April."
Lancer sales for the month were 1,895, up 40.2% compared to last March.
Other March sales highlights:
- Outlander closed at 2,364 units up 20.9% from last month's volume and
up 146.3% from last year's volume. It was the best month for Outlander
in more than three years.
- Eclipse was the volume leader at 2,613, up 5.1% from last year's
volume.
- Eclipse Spyder sales were 1,302, an increase of 283% compared to
March 2006.
- Endeavor sales were 1,384, up 7.3% from March 2006.