Glad to see Mirage sales bump up. However, it looks like overall MMUSA sales were down 20% in Q1, which is clearly not great.
Hopefully the new and/or refreshed models will help.
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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)
Could be lingering effects of the pandemic. Mitsu took pains to point out the last month of the quarter (March) was good, so maybe things are starting to get back to normal.
It's funny: they switched to quarterly reporting in 2020 to smooth out the "ups and downs" in the sales numbers, but when it suits them they'll break out the numbers for an individual "up" month.
March was the...https://media.mitsubishicars.com/en-...f-new-2022-suv"best retail sales month since August 2019."
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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)
Making a big deal about March 2021 sales being so much better than 2020 sales is a bit silly. The country was shutting down about that time in 2020. I'm pretty sure every auto brand can came claim better sales in 2021 compared to this time period in 2020.
Maybe Mitsubishi feels consumers are just stupid & will be impressed by their increased 2021 sales?
I can't speak for anyone else obviously, but I am leaning towards trading in my current 2014 Mirage for a new one in the next year or two. Other than the road noise and the stupid rear alignment issue, I have been extremely happy with the little fella.
2014 White SE with CVT
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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)
Canadian Spark numbers are out:
It looks like people who would have bought a $9998 MSRP base price Micra (discontinued) are now buying a $9995 Spark instead of a Mirage:
Q1: 194 Mirage sales vs. 1422 Sparks.
The Mirage doesn't appear to be benefitting from Nissan's exit from the small car segment.
Makes me wonder if GM will have the last small econobox available in the North American market at some point.
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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)
Just reading anecdotal comments on reddit and youtube, the news is out about insane Mitsubishi parts prices for many. I think this could sway buyers to the Spark over the Mirage easily. I like to believe that the Mirage will hold up better over time, requiring less parts to be replaced before a certain mileage vs a Spark but who knows?