It looks more and more like Nissan ratted Mitsubishi out to get a better hold of kei car manufacturing enterprise. I mean if everyone else is cheating including yourself, why else would you do that?
It looks more and more like Nissan ratted Mitsubishi out to get a better hold of kei car manufacturing enterprise. I mean if everyone else is cheating including yourself, why else would you do that?
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage DE 1.2 manual: 46.4 mpg (US) ... 19.7 km/L ... 5.1 L/100 km ... 55.7 mpg (Imp)
Eggman (05-17-2016)
Suzuki also.....http://www.autoevolution.com/news/su...e_bottombubble
MetroMPG (05-18-2016)
Mitsubishi President Resigns Over Fuel Economy ScandalHe’s been with the company since the Plymouth Sapporo/Dodge Challenger era, but Mitsubishi president Tetsuro Aikawa’s tenure comes to an abrupt end in June. Aikawa stepped down today after less than two years at the helm, the victim of his company’s ongoing fuel economy scandal, according to an announcement from the automaker. Ryugo Nakao, the company’s executive vice-president in charge of quality, is also out the door.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 62.4 mpg (US) ... 26.5 km/L ... 3.8 L/100 km ... 74.9 mpg (Imp)
Now that Suzuki has joined the "cheaters club" in Japan it certainly is beginning to look like Nissan played this to their advantage to get ahold of Mitsubishi at a fire sale price. Suzuki's share price will probably only fall slightly as a "me too cheater". You can't tell me that all of the Japanese auto manufacturers weren't aware of the cheating. They all grab ahold of the competitors products and test them and take them apart. The difference is that these big corporate Japanese companies are run by "old school" corporate families that would not out one another to bring dishonor on them. They knew and kept their mouths shut. Nissan however is run by Carlos Ghosn who saw an advantage and played it.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 automatic: 40.5 mpg (US) ... 17.2 km/L ... 5.8 L/100 km ... 48.6 mpg (Imp)
Maybe he'll snap up little Suzuki while they're at it.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 62.4 mpg (US) ... 26.5 km/L ... 3.8 L/100 km ... 74.9 mpg (Imp)
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 automatic: 40.5 mpg (US) ... 17.2 km/L ... 5.8 L/100 km ... 48.6 mpg (Imp)
An interesting story from Automotive News. This article, from early 2014 when Tetsuro Aikawa was installed as CEO, summarizes Mitsubishi's struggles and winding path.
Mitsubishi, in naming Aikawa as next president, declares its independence
So much for independence. What a shame.Originally Posted by Automotive News | ANALYSIS | February 9, 2014 @ 12:01 am | Hans Greimel
I wonder if his career path lead him through the kei car testing process in any way. Someone who has been involved in a company for that length of time is bound to know about it's various operations.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)
Mikhail (06-02-2016)
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage DE 1.2 manual: 46.4 mpg (US) ... 19.7 km/L ... 5.1 L/100 km ... 55.7 mpg (Imp)
Suzuki CEO to step down
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-su...-idUSKCN0YU0UV
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 automatic: 40.5 mpg (US) ... 17.2 km/L ... 5.8 L/100 km ... 48.6 mpg (Imp)
It's not the $1 billion that was previously estimated, but Mitsu has set aside $480M to compensate owners of the affected vehicles in Japan.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...-mileage-fraudMitsubishi Motors Corp. said it will book a charge of 50 billion yen ($480 million) this fiscal year to compensate buyers for manipulating fuel-efficiency ratings, as it admits to falsifying test data for 20 models that it sold in Japan in the past decade.
But that hit doesn't include lost sales & the share price damage, which is much bigger.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 62.4 mpg (US) ... 26.5 km/L ... 3.8 L/100 km ... 74.9 mpg (Imp)