Mitsubishi’s global output rises 8% in January

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Mon, March 2, 2026 astatine 3:48 AM CST 1 min read

Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corporation reported an 8.3% year-on-year summation successful planetary accumulation to 81,196 vehicles successful January 2026, pursuing an 18% diminution to 75,004 units successful the aforesaid period of past erstwhile year. Production successful Japan roseate for the 3rd consecutive period successful January, by 4.4% year-on-year to 44,424 units, portion overseas output rebounded by implicit 13% to 36,772 units pursuing 2 months of declines.

Sales successful Japan, including vehicles imported from overseas, declined by 3.5% to 9,882 units successful January – the 5th consecutive monthly decline. Exports from Japan dropped by 21% to 15,302 units pursuing a 25% emergence successful December, reflecting chiefly a 32% plunge successful exports to the US to 7,747 units.

In the archetypal 10 months of the existent fiscal year, betwixt April 2025 and January 2026, planetary accumulation fell by 2.6% to 737,271 vehicles, aft declining by astir 10% to 756,994 units successful the aforesaid play a twelvemonth earlier. Domestic output declined by conscionable implicit 1% to 389,550 units, portion overseas accumulation fell by 4% to 347,721 units. Sales successful Japan accrued somewhat to 94,581 units successful this period, portion exports fell by 7% to 185,064 units.

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