
Mitsubishi 100 Years of leading the way to the Greenest Vehicles on Earth!
Mitsubishi Motors celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2017. In 1917 introduced the first mass produced car in Japanese history called the Mitsubishi Model-A.Â
- 1970 Mitsubishi was the first automaker to mass market electric vehicles.
- 1971 Mitsubishi sold its first car in America, renamed the Dodge Colt. The Colt F2000 won Mitsubishi's sixth Grand Prix Title.
- 1976 Mitsubishi released its Silent Shaft engine technology and licensed the patents to Porsche, Saab and Fiat.
- 1980 Mitsubishi released the first energy efficient Turbo Diesel engine with Silent Shaft Technology.
- 1982 Mitsubishi Motors released the Mitsubishi franchise in America with the Tredia, Cordia and Starion models.
- 1989 Mitsubishi was awarded Motor Trend Magazine's Import Car of the Year with the Galant VR-4.
- 1990 Mitsubishi released the world's first electronic controlled Traction Control System which became a legally required safety feature in the United States and other countries. Motor Trend Magazine awarded the 3000GT VR-4 its Import Car of the Year. The Eclipse also was released in America with a turbo 4G63 engine and AWD technology which earned Car and Driver's 10 best list from 1989 to 1992.
- 1992 Mitsubishi new MIVEC engine earned INVEC System Adaptive Shift Control Technology of the Year!Â
- 1996 Mitsubishi launched the world's first Gasoline Direct Injection engine.Â
- 2003 Mitsubishi brings the Lancer Evolution to America and won Automobile of the Year by Automobile magazine.
- 2005 The Eclipse 4th gen earned Industry Design Excellence Award. Outlander PZEV V6 the world's first Green Technology compact SUV.
- 2008 Mitsubishi made a pledge called Drive@Earth to produce vehicles that sustain the global environment.
- 2012 The i-MiEV ranked #1 EPA's for fuel economy and the Greenest Vehicle of 2012 by American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy.
- 2013 Mitsubishi Motors releases the Outlander PHEV, the world's first Plug in Hybrid SUV, winning the RJC Technology of the Year Award
- 2014 The MiEV Evolution III wins first and second place in Pikes Peak International Hill Climb's EV prototype division.