Mitsubishi Motors Corporation announces that cumulative production of its environment-friendly GDI Engine² has recently passed the 1,000,000 unit milestone. Mitsubishi Motors started production of the GDI engine, which realizes major reductions in carbon dioxide emissions and in fuel consumption over port-injection units, in May 1996 and launched the first GDI engine-powered model in August 1996.

¹ GDI is a trademark of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
² The Mitsubishi Gasoline Direct Injection Engine

GDI engine family production: May 1996 - 10 September 2001

4G93 1.8-liter GDI engine

MMC first used GDI engines to power the Galant and Legnum series launched in August 1996. Today, a total of 13 Mitsubishi models currently use this eco-friendly power unit in Japan. The other series are: Pajero, Diamante, Challenger, Carisma, Chariot Grandis, RVR, Aspire, Pajero iO, Mirage Dingo, Dion, Lancer Cedia, Cedia Wagon and Airtrek.

The first GDI-powered Mitsubishi model produced outside Japan was the 1.8-liter GDI Carisma produced at NedCar, the company's manufacturing unit in the Netherlands, and launched in October 1997. This has since been followed by GDI-powered Mitsubishi Space Star and Volvo S40 / V40 models, which are also produced at the NedCar plant. GDI engines also power the Pajero Pinin which went into production at Industrie Pininfarina S.P.A. in Italy in July 1999.

Mitsubishi Motors recognizes its obligation to show strong leadership by adopting, in all areas of its operations, concrete measures to improve the global environment. In order to actively tackle the carbon dioxide-related global warming, Mitsubishi Motors became the first auto manufacturer to develop the GDI Engine, which substantially reduces carbon dioxide emissions, and use it to power a production model. Mitsubishi Motors will continue to promote the use of the GDI engine worldwide and actively promote other enviromental measures.