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July 11, 2023

Fresh engine, underpinning for Triton

July 11, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Fresh engine, underpinning for Triton

Next gen of Mitsubishi’s incoming one-tonne nonetheless sticks to familiar ingredients.

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July 11, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Triton, Thailand
June 21, 2023

Triton's full reveal just weeks away

June 21, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Triton's full reveal just weeks away

More carefully crafted sneak look images of  new ute are circulated as global reveal date firmed.

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June 21, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Triton, ute, Mitsubishi Motors NZ, Thailand
June 14, 2023

EV fan okay for Kei class Mitsi sought

June 14, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
EV fan okay for Kei class Mitsi sought

Would the eK X work for NZ? EV owners get to express their view.

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June 14, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand, eK X, i-MiEV
March 21, 2023

Show star the new Triton in warpaint

March 21, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Show star the new Triton in warpaint

The next generation of Mitsubishi’s traydeck has unveiled at a motor show in Thailand – with a light disguise and motorsport mojo.

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March 21, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Triton, Mitsubishi Motors, XRT Concept, Nissan Navara
March 13, 2023

Triton’s electric phase under spotlight

March 13, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Triton’s electric phase under spotlight

How soon the NZ-popular ute goes electric is wrapped into ‘Challenge 25’ strategy envisaging 16 new models before decade’s end.

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March 13, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Triton, EV, electric, PHEV, hybrid, Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand, Mitsubishi Motors Japan, Nissan, Alliance, Renault
March 07, 2023

Second car industry high-up joins rural player

March 07, 2023/ Richard Bosselman
Second car industry high-up joins rural player

From cars and utes … to tractors.

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March 07, 2023/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Daniel Cook, MMNZ, Power Farming Group, Tom Ruddenklau
July 14, 2022

Mitsi car powers NZ property

July 14, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Mitsi car powers NZ property

Trial of vehicle-to-home technology shows potentials, but also highlights limiting factors.

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July 14, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
vehicle to house, V2H, Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand, Outlander PHEV, Eclipse Cross PHEV, plug-in hybrid
July 05, 2022

New vehicle sales soften

July 05, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
New vehicle sales soften

Industry organisation cites several key reasons for slowdown.

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July 05, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry, Mitsubishi
Outlander PHEV, Motor Industry Association, Registrations
June 02, 2022

Mitsubishi, Toyota speak to sales stoush

June 02, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Mitsubishi, Toyota speak to sales stoush

Rival CEOs each expressing confidence as latest counts land.

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June 02, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry, Mitsubishi, Toyota
Registrations, May, Hilux, Outlander, Eclipse Cross, Neeraj Lala, Daniel Cook
April 26, 2022

Express van ending NZ sojourn?

April 26, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Express van ending NZ sojourn?

Mitsubishi’s load-all only came on sale two years ago and was cited for poor crash worthiness.

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April 26, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Express, van, Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand, ANCAP
February 03, 2022

Mitsubishi tops January rego count

February 03, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Mitsubishi tops January rego count

Market slows slightly as supply issues continue and new lending criteria impacts.

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February 03, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Industry, Mitsubishi
registrations, Motor Industry Association, Outlander, Triton
January 28, 2022

Alliance powers up, starting with Micra

January 28, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Alliance powers up, starting with Micra

A baby step begins a fresh Mitsubishi-Nissan-Renault electric push

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January 28, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi, Nissan, Renault
electric, Alliance, Renault, Mitsubishi, Nissan
January 24, 2022

PHEV Outlanders will maintain digital dash

January 24, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
PHEV Outlanders will maintain digital dash

MMNZ unable to say how long petrol 2.5-litre variants will be hit by spec change forced by semiconductor shortage.

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January 24, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
MMNZ, semiconductor, Reece Congdon, Outlander, PHEV
January 21, 2022

Outlander running change alerted

January 21, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
 Outlander running change alerted

Buyer surprised to see car he ordered arrive with old-school dials rather than swankier new digital display.

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January 21, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Outlander, Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand, Reece Congdon, Dave Hartnell
January 11, 2022

Next Ralliart a big thing

January 11, 2022/ Richard Bosselman
Next Ralliart a big thing

Here’s a faster future for Mitsubishi’s performance brand that the whole family might involve with.

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January 11, 2022/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Ralliart, Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand, Outlander PHEV
November 24, 2021

NZ outside full electric Mitsi’s range

November 24, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
NZ outside full electric Mitsi’s range

Background to the Airtrek, a five-seat SUV with claimed 500km-plus capability, likely explains why it’s a ‘want, can’t have’ EV choice.

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November 24, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Airtrek, Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand, Outlander PHEV, Eclipse Cross PHEV, EV
November 18, 2021

Electric-assisted Outlander priced for rebate

November 18, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Electric-assisted Outlander priced for rebate

Three versions are coming but exactly when remains a mystery.

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November 18, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand, Outlander PHEV, Nissan, battery, EV
October 28, 2021

Power up for 2022 Outlander PHEV

October 28, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Power up for 2022 Outlander PHEV

Next year’s new model goes large on its electric architecture.

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October 28, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Outlander PHEV, Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand, Nissan
September 21, 2021

Outlander price climbs, LS seat count drops

September 21, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Outlander price climbs, LS seat count drops

Outgoing entry model’s status as cheap family transport erodes with more dollars, fewer chairs.

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September 21, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Outlander, Outlander PHEV, Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand
September 13, 2021

Triton’s mass tax avoidance

September 13, 2021/ Richard Bosselman
Triton’s mass tax avoidance

Huge shipment of additional Mitsubishi utes is inbound to beat January 1 levy.

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September 13, 2021/ Richard Bosselman/
Mitsubishi
Triton, MMNZ, Daniel Cook
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