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Mitsubishi Motors Reports Best U.S. Sales Month in More Than a Year


June 2006
 Filed under: MITSUBISHI Car News | MITSUBISHI Headlines

May U.S. Sales Up Four Percent

CYPRESS, Calif., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc., (MMNA) today reported May sales of 11,821 units, an increase of 3.9% compared to May 2005 sales of 11,380. The increase follows a 17.5% year-over-year increase in April.
"We are very pleased to put together two consecutive months of very strong sales," said President & CEO Hiroshi Harunari. "This gives us tremendous momentum entering the summer selling season, with our exciting new Eclipse Spyder convertible just beginning to make an impact."

* May sales volume closed at 11,821, up 9.0% from last month's volume and 3.9% up from last May's volume. This was the best month since March 2005.

* Galant was the volume leader at 3,071, up 8.9% up from last May's volume.

* Eclipse Spyder closed with 895 sales, up 85.7% from last year's May sales.

* Eclipse closed at 2,606, up 64.5% from May 2005 volume. CYTD volume of 11,002 is up 92.9% from last year CYTD.

* Endeavor closed at 1,681, up 35.5% from last month's (April 2006) volume.


Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc., (MMNA) is responsible for all manufacturing, finance, sales, marketing, research and development operations of the Mitsubishi Motors Corporation in the United States. Mitsubishi Motors sells coupes, convertibles, sedans, sport utility vehicles, and light trucks through a network of approximately 540 dealers. For more information, contact the Mitsubishi Motors News Bureau at (888) 560-6672 or visit media.mitsubishicars.com.

Source: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.

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