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25 January 1999, Tokyo: Mitsubishi Motors Corporation announces that
production of its revolutionary GDI Engine*1 passed the 400,000
unit milestone at the end of December 1998. Production of the GDI engine,
which realizes major reductions in carbon dioxide emissions and in fuel
consumption over conventional port-injection units, began in May 1996.
GDI Engine family production: May 1996 - December 1998
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4G9
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1.8-liter in-line 4-cylinder
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255,964
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Made in Japan: GALANT, LEGNUM, ASPIRE, RVR,
PAJERO iO
Made outside Japan: CARISMA, SPACE STAR, VOLVO S40 / V40
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6G7
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3.0- and 3.5-liter V6
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42,776
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PAJERO, DIAMANTE, CHALLENGER
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4G6
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2.4-liter in-line 4-cylinder
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114,582
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CHARIOT GRANDIS, RVR, GALANT, LEGNUM
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4G1
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1.5-liter in-line 4-cylinder
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2,791
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MIRAGE DINGO
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Total
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416,113
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*1: The Mitsubishi Gasoline Direct Injection Engine
Mitsubishi Motors recognizes Japan's obligation to show strong leadership
by adopting, in all fields of industry, concrete measures to improve
the global environment. In order to actively tackle the carbon dioxide
problem, Mitsubishi Motors became the first auto manufacturer to develop
for practical use the GDI Engine, which substantially reduces carbon
dioxide emissions.
Mitsubishi Motors is convinced that engines incorporating GDI technology
will provide the main source of propulsion for gasoline automobiles
in the 21st century. To this end, the company is focused on promoting
the widespread use of this type of engine by increasing the number of
GDI-powered production models.
More specifically, starting with the GALANT and LEGNUM series launched
in August 1996 powered by the 1.8-liter in-line 4-cylinder GDI Engine,
a total of 11 Mitsubishi domestic market model series currently use
this eco-friendly power unit. The other series are: PAJERO DIAMANTE,
CHALLENGER, CARISMA, CHARIOT GRANDIS, RVR, PAJERO IO, ASPIRE, and MIRAGE
DINGO.
Outside of Japan, in October 1997 Mitsubishi Motors launched the 1.8-liter
GDI CARISMA produced at NedCar, the company's manufacturing unit in
Holland. This has since been followed by GDI-powered Volvo S40 / V40
and Mitsubishi SPACE STAR models, are also produced at the NedCar plant.
Sales of these GDI models are encouraging.
On 11 January this year, Mitsubishi Motors signed an agreement to supply
Peugeot SA with GDI Engine technology, and the company is confident
that use of the GDI Engine will continue to increase and expand.
Mitsubishi Motors is committed to contributing to the prevention of
carbon dioxide-related global warming by offering the GDI Engine more
extensively in its global markets, as well as to actively taking other
measures to deal with global environment problems.
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