Production "struggling" in PH
Mitsubishi in PH struggling—outclassed by counterpart Mirage in Thailand
Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC) is putting on hold its plan to export the locally produced Mirage units this year, as its Japanese headquarters thought it was more cost efficient to export the cars from Thailand.
MMPC is already reporting difficulties—its much touted factory in Laguna is dialing down operations.
^ Article states that sales of the car are down in PH, and they've already gone from 2 shifts to 1 at the local factory.
Alvin Dalida, MMPC first vice president for sales and marketing, told reporters last week the company needed to be competitive against its counterpart in Thailand, which was also producing the Mirage model.
It didn't go into the reasons it's not competitive, aside from saying the country's president enacted a higher excise tax on cars last year.
Long story short: things are not rosy.
https://business.inquirer.net/280043...ge-in-thailand
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