Anyone seen updates on this? I did a quick google search but didn't find anything. The union contract was supposed to expire in August.
Anyone seen updates on this? I did a quick google search but didn't find anything. The union contract was supposed to expire in August.
Custom Mirage products: Cruise control kit, Glove box light, MAF sensor housing, Rear sway bar, Upper grill block
Current project: DIY Nitrous oxide setup for ~$100
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage DE 1.2 manual: 47.2 mpg (US) ... 20.1 km/L ... 5.0 L/100 km ... 56.7 mpg (Imp)
GM had 600,000 employees in 1955, now 35,000. Computers build cars now, the days of sabotaged American customers cars, when the UAW didn't get it's way a week before the strike is over. No more customers buying brand new junk and I know that from being the poor slob who had to fix their garbage.
To equate Mitsubishi's decision to sell-close a US plant as the final act in the USA is ludicrous.
Ford closed the truck plant in Norfolk a few years back. Been there since before WW2 and Pop worked there for a short time. Ford's still here and my Fiesta was made in Mexico. Thailand is building a lot of the Honda bikes sold here and so are many others.
What is still manufactured in the USA, by people?
regards
mech
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage de 1.2 manual: 55.7 mpg (US) ... 23.7 km/L ... 4.2 L/100 km ... 66.9 mpg (Imp)
poorman1 (03-31-2016)
^^^ Not much!
I think if people really cared about how American a car is they wouldn't like to know the toyota camry is one of the most American cars built today.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 44.8 mpg (US) ... 19.1 km/L ... 5.2 L/100 km ... 53.9 mpg (Imp)
poorman1 (01-11-2019)
The wife's Sorento is made in West Point, Georgia.
regards
mech
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage de 1.2 manual: 55.7 mpg (US) ... 23.7 km/L ... 4.2 L/100 km ... 66.9 mpg (Imp)
Curious myself as to what's going on I found this article: http://www.pjstar.com/article/20150907/NEWS/150909466
Up 22% since last year but closing the plant anyway. I'm not an economist or even a very smart person, but pulling the plug on a plant even after being up by 22% from last year sounds like they must have something in the works for the continued distribution to the US. Anything otherwise just sounds silly to me.The Mitsubishi Motors plant in Normal is slated to close after November but it's still producing the company's most popular model, the Outlander Sports SUV.
Mitsubishi reported August sales of 8,289, an increase of 22.1 percent from August 2014.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage DE 1.2 automatic: 47.1 mpg (US) ... 20.0 km/L ... 5.0 L/100 km ... 56.6 mpg (Imp)
http://www.autonews.com/article/2015...nt-report-saysMitsubishi Motors Corp. has started preparing for the closure of its sole U.S. factory in Illinois after failing to find a buyer for the high-cost auto plant, the Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday in Japan.
The company will notify workers at the end of this month, the newspaper reported, without saying where it obtained the information.
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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)
The exports to Russia for the Outlander Sport decreased and according to Mitsubishi, that is what kept the plant operating. i certainly hope something negotiated and workers can keep their jobs.
Sometimes, I believe the massive Mitsubishi Group (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) views Mitsubishi Motors like a pet.