a new car every month

devarshi84 · 1st October 2005, 04:53

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/a...ow/1244695.cms

Mitsubishi is finally taking the Indian market seriously.

the old lancer is being completely redone.

the cedia will be launched.

montero to take on the prado.

the outlander to take on cr-v, tucson and forester

grandis to take on the innova and tavera.

and there were news about carisma which have not been confirmed here.

Lets see if HM can make the magic work this time around.

?ushk@r · 1st October 2005, 11:22

Kewl!!

When they gonna lauch Pajero officially in India?? I luv dat SUV

BUSA · 1st October 2005, 13:59

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montero to take on the prado

Or is it the CRv According to ACI!

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When they gonna lauch Pajero officially in India?? I luv dat SUV

The Old 2.8L is there officially! Dont know about the 3.2!

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the old lancer is being completely redone

Yippee! All they need to do plant a Manual box in the 1.8L version along with ABS and they got a hit! Love the lancer! PERIOD!

X-Machine · 1st October 2005, 20:51

About time.HM has finally woken up to the call.
It`ll be great to see all these cars in India.I`ve driven the Montero and the Grandis,and i firmly believe these cars will do thouroughly well in India if the pricing does`nt play spoilsport.
The Lancer upgrade is a welcome change.Too late,but nevertheless refreshing.
Now,where the hell are the EVOs?????

X

nishant_kingpin · 1st October 2005, 21:31

Good morning how so you realized it was about time that something was done before the actual customers forget that "Mitsubishi" was a car manufacturer with some presence in India.
Hope the second coming of the company is flawless. Lancer was a sports car sold as a luxury sedan...wow and they managed to do pretty well initially against the Astra with the 87 BHP engine. Loads of practical models coming from them as per the article...BUT in CKD form and that would mean cost could be on the higher side. :(

Lancer refreshing...first right decision taken. But now the competition is not the Astra but a lot of competitive vehicles.

devarshi84 · 2nd October 2005, 04:42

the pajero name is not present in the list but they may rename one of the suv;s as pajero has good some huge goodwill in India.

the 1.8 wont be a manual as it is not possible technically on this engine. hope they get is a vtec kinda mini-evo version or some special ralliart version or mivec version to take on the skoda octavia RS.

the old redesigned lancer will most probably be cheaper and in competition to the NHC.

Mitsubishi is tightlipped though about the Carisma. THeir sales are improving fast and they are on the verge of launching some new luxury cars. maybe some new car will make it to India.

trinadha · 2nd October 2005, 10:19

but grandis is a look alike of innova i duno who copied whom but it is same ditto in every angle. would it click against toyota innova by then it would be another record breaker even if they launch grandis next year or so

devarshi84 · 4th October 2005, 02:33

cant say anything. Its tough but then turnarounds do happen.

metallica · 4th October 2005, 04:50

A car per month ?? Does not seem do-able to me ... not the way it should be atleast ...

Aditya · 4th October 2005, 07:35

All this is alright, but, if Mitsubishi really want to make any money in India, they'd better come up with something like a small, versatile, fuel efficient and safe hatchback and it better be soon. It'll be even better if it's available with a CR diesel engine. As it is they are going way too slowly. The market is overflowing with manufacturers and models.

devarshi84 · 4th October 2005, 23:04

thats where mitsubishi sucks. they dont want to enter the small cars segment like mercedes. but then they are not diamler-chrysler.

otherwise frankly speaking the mitsubishi colt has enough steamt o get the swift's pants down in a moment.

I hope they take some smart decision. making a living in India on just the lancer until now is certainly not a smart one.

devarshi84 · 12th October 2005, 02:48

What do you all think about mitsubishi getting the eclipse here. Here it sells for $35kCAD.

I certainly believe that many people are ready to shell out 10lacs for a mitsubishi eclipse or the eclipse spyder.

1st October 2005, 04:53	#1
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 212 Times View My Garage	a new car every month http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/a...ow/1244695.cms Mitsubishi is finally taking the Indian market seriously. the old lancer is being completely redone. the cedia will be launched. montero to take on the prado. the outlander to take on cr-v, tucson and forester grandis to take on the innova and tavera. and there were news about carisma which have not been confirmed here. Lets see if HM can make the magic work this time around.
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?ushk@r BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat Posts: 292 Thanked: 10 Times View My Garage	Kewl!! When they gonna lauch Pajero officially in India?? I luv dat SUV
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1st October 2005, 20:51	#4
X-Machine Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mumbai/Tokyo Posts: 1,475 Thanked: 29 Times	About time.HM has finally woken up to the call. It`ll be great to see all these cars in India.I`ve driven the Montero and the Grandis,and i firmly believe these cars will do thouroughly well in India if the pricing does`nt play spoilsport. The Lancer upgrade is a welcome change.Too late,but nevertheless refreshing. Now,where the hell are the EVOs????? X
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1st October 2005, 21:31	#5
nishant_kingpin BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 335 Thanked: 4 Times	Good morning how so you realized it was about time that something was done before the actual customers forget that "Mitsubishi" was a car manufacturer with some presence in India. Hope the second coming of the company is flawless. Lancer was a sports car sold as a luxury sedan...wow and they managed to do pretty well initially against the Astra with the 87 BHP engine. Loads of practical models coming from them as per the article...BUT in CKD form and that would mean cost could be on the higher side. :( Lancer refreshing...first right decision taken. But now the competition is not the Astra but a lot of competitive vehicles.
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2nd October 2005, 04:42	#6
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 212 Times View My Garage	the pajero name is not present in the list but they may rename one of the suv;s as pajero has good some huge goodwill in India. the 1.8 wont be a manual as it is not possible technically on this engine. hope they get is a vtec kinda mini-evo version or some special ralliart version or mivec version to take on the skoda octavia RS. the old redesigned lancer will most probably be cheaper and in competition to the NHC. Mitsubishi is tightlipped though about the Carisma. THeir sales are improving fast and they are on the verge of launching some new luxury cars. maybe some new car will make it to India. Last edited by devarshi84 : 2nd October 2005 at 04:44.
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trinadha BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: HYDERABAD Posts: 244 Thanked: 22 Times	but grandis is a look alike of innova i duno who copied whom but it is same ditto in every angle. would it click against toyota innova by then it would be another record breaker even if they launch grandis next year or so
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4th October 2005, 02:33	#8
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 212 Times View My Garage	cant say anything. Its tough but then turnarounds do happen.
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metallica BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Delhi Posts: 134 Thanked: 13 Times	A car per month ?? Does not seem do-able to me ... not the way it should be atleast ...
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4th October 2005, 07:35	#10
Aditya Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 18,825 Thanked: 81,281 Times View My Garage	All this is alright, but, if Mitsubishi really want to make any money in India, they'd better come up with something like a small, versatile, fuel efficient and safe hatchback and it better be soon. It'll be even better if it's available with a CR diesel engine. As it is they are going way too slowly. The market is overflowing with manufacturers and models. Last edited by Aditya : 5th October 2005 at 00:45.
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4th October 2005, 23:04	#11
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 212 Times View My Garage	thats where mitsubishi sucks. they dont want to enter the small cars segment like mercedes. but then they are not diamler-chrysler. otherwise frankly speaking the mitsubishi colt has enough steamt o get the swift's pants down in a moment. I hope they take some smart decision. making a living in India on just the lancer until now is certainly not a smart one.
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12th October 2005, 02:48	#12
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 212 Times View My Garage	What do you all think about mitsubishi getting the eclipse here. Here it sells for $35kCAD. I certainly believe that many people are ready to shell out 10lacs for a mitsubishi eclipse or the eclipse spyder.
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