More bad news for Detroit. Mistubishi leaving the 2009 Detroit auto show along with Rolls-Royce, Land Rover, Ferrari and Suzuki. Autoweel link:
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Nov. 21, 2008 7:49 p.m. Feedyurhed Reader
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Nov. 22, 2008 7:37 a.m. MadScientistMatt HalfDork
Suzuki makes cars?
Seriously, having Mitsubishi pull out of the Detroit Auto Show may not be all that bad a thing for Detroit. I've been wondering how long they will be able to keep a presence in the US at all.
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Nov. 22, 2008 2:35 p.m. Feedyurhed Reader
MadScientistMatt wrote:
Suzuki makes cars?
Seriously, having Mitsubishi pull out of the Detroit Auto Show may not be all that bad a thing for Detroit. I've been wondering how long they will be able to keep a presence in the US at all.
Suzuki showed this last year in Detroit,
http://www.caranddriver.com/news/auto_shows/2007_frankfurt_iaa_auto_show_auto_show...not available here of course but we can always hope. Also it was always nice to see the Evo up close.
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Nov. 22, 2008 3:22 p.m. ignorant SuperDork
Feedyurhed wrote:
MadScientistMatt wrote:
Suzuki makes cars?
Seriously, having Mitsubishi pull out of the Detroit Auto Show may not be all that bad a thing for Detroit. I've been wondering how long they will be able to keep a presence in the US at all.
Suzuki showed this last year in Detroit,
http://www.caranddriver.com/news/auto_shows/2007_frankfurt_iaa_auto_show_auto_show...not available here of course but we can always hope. Also it was always nice to see the Evo up close.
that is a hot sx4.
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Nov. 22, 2008 6:40 p.m. Opus HalfDork
From what I saw today at the LAAS, they even make trucks (Rebadged Colorado)
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Nov. 22, 2008 8:21 p.m. MadScientistMatt HalfDork
I thought it was a rebadged Frontier. But it seems like there are a lot more two wheeled Suzukis than four wheeled ones on the street.
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Nov. 23, 2008 3:09 a.m. Evan_R New Reader
I think the Mitsu truck is actually a rebadged Dodge Dakota.
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Nov. 23, 2008 7:13 a.m. ignorant SuperDork
suzuki is rebadged frontier....
I am interested because you can get a mid size truck 4door 4x4 with a "long bed" 6ft or so. Toyota does not offer that.
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Nov. 23, 2008 9:11 a.m. MadScientistMatt HalfDork
Evan_R wrote:
I think the Mitsu truck is actually a rebadged Dodge Dakota.
It is, and I'm pretty sure it's the first time a vehicle from an American company has been sold under a Japanese name in the US.
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Nov. 23, 2008 9:51 a.m. impulsive New Reader
I'm pretty sure it's the first time a vehicle from an American company has been sold under a Japanese name in the US.
Isuzu Hombre = GM S10 -
Nov. 23, 2008 10:13 a.m. maroon92 SuperDork
VW Routan = Chrysler Town & Country
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Nov. 23, 2008 10:37 a.m. jamscal HalfDork
Mazda B-Series = Ford Ranger
Mazda Navajo= Explorer
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Nov. 23, 2008 1:31 p.m. Datsun1500 HalfDork
Isuzu Ascender - Chevy Trailblazer
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Nov. 23, 2008 3:55 p.m. Twin_Cam Dork
maroon92 wrote:
VW Routan = Chrysler Town & Country
I always wondered if that was the case. Thanks for answering my question haha.
Weird that Mitsu cancelled.
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Nov. 23, 2008 9:19 p.m. docwyte New Reader
I can't believe that Porsche dropped out a few years ago...
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Nov. 24, 2008 10:58 a.m. GameboyRMH SuperDork
jamscal wrote:
Mazda B-Series = Ford Ranger
So that's why B-series trucks are so unreliable...
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Nov. 24, 2008 11:30 a.m. jikelly New Reader
With all auto sales down it's a wonder there are any manufactures going to US autoshows this year.
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Nov. 24, 2008 11:35 a.m. pinchvalve SuperDork
I have been involved in trade shows for nearly 20 years. The cost to attend as a manufacturer is generally 187,423 times more than the financial benefits that you receive from the show. I don't know why anyone does them. If you want to know about Mitsubishi, do you go to the website? or visit a local dealer? Or drive to Detroit to pay to get into a show?
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Nov. 24, 2008 11:44 a.m. jrw1621 Reader
GameboyRMH wrote:
jamscal wrote:
Mazda B-Series = Ford Ranger
So that's why B-series trucks are so unreliable...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_B-Series_(North_America)
In 1994 The US version of the Mazda Truck became a rebadged Ford Ranger. Before that, the truck as a genuine Mazda Product.
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Nov. 24, 2008 2:54 p.m. Evan_R New Reader
In 1994 The US version of the Mazda Truck became a rebadged Ford Ranger. Before that, the truck as a genuine Mazda Product.
And in the '70s and early '80's, the Ford Courier was a rebadged Mazda. What comes around goes around.
