Brand Mitsubishi on Tuesday, April 12 marked the 20th anniversary of stay in the Russian market. This year, the Japanese firm plans to introduce advanced equipment of existing models and to hang a price tag on the first production electric car i-MiEV.
The first dealership Mitsubishi in Russia, the First official sale of cars Mitsubishi in Russia began in 1991 with model Lancer. Just for that year, the Japanese managed to implement 30 cars. By 2008, our country has become the market no 1 for Mitsubishi. During the crisis of sale General distributor of Mitsubishi in Russia - company "Rolf import" - has declined significantly. But in the first quarter (14516 auto) 2011 Japanese manufacturer was able to climb five places up, burnouses in the top ten (plus 212 percent) foreign sales leaders. According to the chief Executive Director of "Rolf Import" Andrei Pankov, now the market share of the firm is 4.2 percent. "At the end of this year we plan to reach a share of 5 percent," said Pankow. Punk also said that the company will continue to expand versions of some models. In particular, the possibility of equipping pickup L200 upgraded 2.5-liter (178 HP , 400 Nm) diesel engine, which is now installed on the Pajero Sport. "Electric car i-MiEV is currently during certification testing at the landfill. Hopefully, by the beginning of may we will receive a certificate and will start selling", the source said, without specifying the price of new items. The electric car is already interest from companies seeking to develop charging stations in Russia and private clients.