Sales Records For Mirage, Outlander Sport Lead Mitsubishi Motors To Best May In Seven Years

- Total sales up 31.7 percent from last May

- Best-ever sales month for Outlander Sport

- Best-ever sales month for new Mirage

- 15th consecutive month of year-over-year sales increase

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Jun 02, 2015, 11:16 ET

CYPRESS, Calif., June 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) achieved its 15^th consecutive month of year-over-year sales increases in May, reporting 9,575 units sold – an increase of 31.7 percent and MMNA's best May sales total in the last seven years.

The Mitsubishi Outlander Sport compact crossover reached an all-time monthly high with May sales of 3,384 units, an increase of 20.0 percent from May 2014. The highly fuel-efficient Mitsubishi Mirage 5-door sub-compact also completed a historic month with sales of 3,369 units, an increase of 98.2% over May 2014. The seven-passenger Outlander crossover demonstrated continued consistent sales performance with 1,341 units sold – its best May sales since 2008.

"Mirage, Outlander Sport, and Outlander continue to lead the charge for the brand and, frankly, that comes as no surprise," explains Don Swearingen, executive vice president of MMNA. "Each model brings to its segment the Mitsubishi value proposition and clearly that message is resonating with consumers. Later this summer we will be introducing the featured-loaded new 2016 Outlander and it will be priced to further add to our value story."

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	May		YTD
	2015	2014	2015	2014
i-MiEV	18	35	49	75
Mirage	3369	1700	11832	6816
Lancer	1463	1422	9367	7696
Outlander	1341	1292	6388	6053
Outlander Sport	3384	2820	13945	12889

Total	9575	7269	41581	33651
*2014 totals include sold Galant vehicles: CY2014 Year to Date Total (122 units)

About Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc., (MMNA) is responsible for all research & development, manufacturing, marketing, sales and financial services for Mitsubishi Motors in the United States. MMNA sells sedans and crossovers/SUVs through a network of approximately 380 dealers. MMNA is leading the way in the development of highly-efficient, affordably-priced new gasoline-powered automobiles while using its industry-leading knowledge in battery electric vehicles to develop future EV and PHEV models. For more information, contact the Mitsubishi Motors News Bureau at (888) 560-6672 or visit media.mitsubishicars.com.

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