Mitsubishi

MITSUBISHI Motors Australia (MMAL) has lost a claim by the owner of a Triton ute that the fuel label on his vehicle was misleading and deceptive, in a case that has implications across the industry, reports motor industry newsletter GoAutoNews. The crux of the case was that the buyer wanted better fuel economy than his 2008 Triton and that the ...

Big deals at the top end of town – Words by Neil Dowling THE multi-million-dollar contract for about 540 vehicles awarded to Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd (MMAL) by one of Australia’s biggest construction and building companies, WA-based BGC (Australia) Pty Ltd, represents first blood for the new Triton dual-cab ute. The deal includes about 340 Tritons, with the remainder made ...

A new look for Mitsubishi’s Triton – Words by Stuart Martin. The top-selling Mitsubishi so far this year sports a new face and upgraded safety features, in the latest incarnation of the Triton nameplate that stretches back more than four decades. Production has topped more than 4.7 million in that time, and, so far this year, sales volumes show no ...

Mitsubishi’s hope for increased market share depends on rapid acceptance of its next-generation Triton range. In light of the increasing competition hotting up from Ford and Holden, with their Ranger and Colorado models adding more bling to justify higher pricing (and increased profitability), Japanese ute maker Mitsubishi Motors has slammed down the industry accelerator to bring the next-generation upgrades to ...

Stuart Martin finds there’s much to like about the top-spec Triton. The all-rounder is a term that can be applied to many of the dual-cab utes now on the market, and Mitsubishi’s Triton certainly falls into that category. The Exceed flagship is a versatile and well-equipped load-lugger, and, if you can get beyond the polarising exterior, there’s much to like. ...