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Mazda Motor Corp. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said they will raise the prices of some of their vehicles in Japan, despite sluggish domestic sales.

Mazda, the Japanese affiliate of Ford Motor Co., said it will raise the prices on four commercial models by 2.8% to 3% beginning Oct. 1, citing costs of raw materials. Mitsubishi will increase prices by 2.9%, on average, for three commercial vehicles that Mazda produces for the company.

Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. have also raised prices. Honda Motor Co. is the only one that has resisted.

Japanese car makers raised prices in some overseas markets this year as higher prices of steel and other raw materials needed to build cars are squeezing their profitability. However, they had been cautious that Japanese customers wouldn’t easily accept price increases as Japanese companies usually raises domestic prices only when they redesign existing models.

They are also concerned that price increases could further reduce consumer appetite in the domestic market, where auto sales will likely fall to the lowest level in decades this year.

However, Mazda’s price increases will likely do little to help its bottom line, as annual sales of those models account for just 2% of its global auto sales. Mitsubishi didn’t provide annual sales figures for the three models affected.

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Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (HATC), Honda’s automobile production and sales subsidiary in Thailand, today began sales of the all-new CITY. The design of the new CITY is based on the total pursuit of a compact, yet dynamic form with road presence. In addition, class-leading*1 interior space was achieved to create a cabin that surrounds the occupants with an open and secure feeling. The new CITY is equipped with a 1.5-liter i-VTEC engine, which is further advanced in every way, including greater output and fuel consumption. Furthermore, with Honda’s unique commitment to provide both advanced safety and environmental performance, the new CITY achieves the highest levels in every area in the effort to become the new bench mark for subcompact sedans.

The first generation Honda CITY was introduced in 1996, quickly responding to the growing needs for automobiles in Asian markets associated with economic growth in the region. Today, CITY is produced in seven countries*2 and enjoyed by customers in 39 nations around the world. CITY also is becoming one of Honda’s core models, along with Civic, Accord, CR-V and Jazz (Fit), with cumulative sales passing the 1 million unit mark in late May 2008. The sales of this third-generation CITY will begin in Thailand from today and expand successively to other existing markets. Honda also envisions further expansion of CITY sales, in order to meet growing customer needs, especially in emerging markets.

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This is the revised of mitsubishi pajero in next 2 years ,It also is upgrade 3.0 engine V6 up to 260 hp and 3.8 litre v6 up to 320 hp.

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Source : bigbigcar.com,philippines

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Any hopes that Mitsubishi would launch a new sedan, one that compliments both the Lancer and Galant in the U.S. lineup, are now dashed.

The company was looking at creating a new midsize sedan, Previewed the car by the four-door concept at last year’s Tokyo motor show, the ZT would have slotted into the firm’s range between the Lancer and the American-market Galant.
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Dakar icon Hiroshi Masuoka (inset, top) is Mr. Cool behind the wheel. The Montero Sport, equipped with a Super Select 4WD, displayed its all-terrain capability when it navigated sequentially positioned metal ramps which simulated rugged, uneven off-road condition. Photos courtesy of Brent Co

After a month-long news embargo, the latest piece de resistance of Mitsubishi Motors will be unwrapped today. As Mitsubishi will try and whet up public interest, the crowd-drawing Mall of Asia offers the perfect venue for the coming-out party of the 2008 Montero Sport– the newest evolution of the most dominant vehicle in the Paris-Dakar rally.

The 2008 Montero Sport actually had a sneak preview in last week’s 2nd Philippine International Motorshow at the World Trade Center. In keeping with the global embargo, the Montero Sport was guised as a concept vehicle in all its gleaming, factory-fresh glory.

But before the Filipino public could catch a glimpse of the newest SUV in town, the Russians held their exhibit ahead of the rest of the world.

A burgeoning appetite for luxury cars ranked the Russians among the superstars of conspicuous consumption and earned for them the bragging rights to parade the Montero Sport before the rest of the world could view, touch and feel the newest SUV in town.

“Last year, the Russian market gobbled up around 40,000 units of Mitsubishi vehicles,” said Mel Dizon, executive vice president of Mitsubishi Motors Philippines. That figure was already half of the total sales of vehicles made by all car makers in the Philippines in 2007.

That should explain why Mitsubishi had to ask for a blackout of news and photos about the Montero test in Thailand to make way for the Russians. Arlan Reyes, the affable PR manager of Mitsubishi, made sure we kept our end of the bargain by persuading all of us including the mavericks in our midst to sign a waiver.

While Mitsubishi gave the VIP treatment to the fast-growing Russian market, it honored a Filipino contingent with the envious role of being among the first to find out how the Montero Sport would behave under punishing conditions.

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Bangkok : 26 August 2008 Mitsubishi Motors Thailand arranges press conference to introduce new SUV “ Mitsubishi Pajero Sport” comes with a praise on the “Stylish Riding-On-Demand” that can answer both performance and utility demands.

Mr. Michiro Imai, President of Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand) Co., Ltd. has presided over a debut of Mitsubishi Pajero Sport, a new SUV before an official release to Thailand in October. Mitsubishi Pajero Sport has been designed under the Stylish Riding-On-Demand SUV concept for it has been built with a unique design, engine performance, leading edged technology, safety features and versatile utilities. There are 2WD and 4WD choices with starting price at 950,000 baht to 1,240,000 baht. Interested buyers are encouraged to test drive at Mitsubishi showrooms in October.

“Mitsubishi cars always drive your desires, the guiding principle behind everything we make at Mitsubishi-therefore it is a must remain both functional and emotional with high level of satisfaction of owning it . Our new Mitsubishi Pajero Sport the ”Stylish Riding-on-Demand SUV has been designed with the value of SUV which blend high level of luxurious, driving comfort, versatility, safety and on-demand performance to meet various kind of needs both daily and active lifestyle that makes customers’ life more active, more comfortable and more economy.

We offer both 2WD 2.5-liter and 4WD 3.2-liter common rail direct injection diesel. For 2WD model enhancing “ Utility on demand”, will attract customers who are looking for high durability vehicle which come with large cabin, luxurious comfort, flexible interior and also fuel economy for their family use while 4WD which well serve the excellent 4WD performance for the customer who are looking for powerful and good performance vehicle which can be used for daily life and go anywhere on the weekend trip reflecting the “Performance on demand”.

Features that distinguish Pajero Sport include a sporty and dynamic styling appeals the lifestyle and taste of customers even in city ride. Luxury and sophisticated and vast interior space engenders a sense of comfort and purpose such as class-topping quietness, 8 way power seat together with extravagant updated entertainment system guarantees comfortable driving and provide fun and rich of car life not only to drivers but also to passengers. More over our new model come with new tough and durable ladder frame, Super Select 4 WD driveline that used in the Pajero, 4-speed automatic INVECS-II transmission with sportronic, and it outstanding maneuverability with a minimum turning radius of 5.6 m. appointments that realize levels of comfort and ride

As same as our current Triton, Laemchabang Plant will be the production base to produce Pajero Sport for worldwide export as well which I believe that its uniqueness together with attractive prices will make Mitsubishi Pajero Sport competitive and well responded by customers in Thailand and abroad “ said Mr. Imai.

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Someene teken of thos picture in 2008 philippines motor show,The 2008 Pajero sport was previewing before debut in Russia and Thailand

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coming soon in next few month for NISSAN KIX k-car SUV.This picture is 2008 Pajero mini will unveil next month.

source : Mag-x

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