New milestone
Since the commissioning of the factory in 1967, more than three million cars have come off the production line. In 1991, NedCar was established as a joint venture between Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Volvo Car Corporation and the Dutch State. NedCar then started to produce cars for its two industrial shareholders. Since the start of the joint venture exactly 1,000,000 cars have been produced of the models Mitsubishi Carisma, Mitsubishi Space Star, Volvo S40 and Volvo V40.

A treat for everyone
In the presence of a large audience of employees and representatives of the press, NedCar President Chris Dewulf presented the keys of the 1,000,000th NedCar product to its new owner. Furthermore, to mark this memorable occasion all the employees were treated to Limburg flan by the present shareholders.

NedCar's flagships
President Dewulf: 'I am proud to be able to stand here before so many people. I am even prouder of the reason why I am standing here. Here before you, you can see our three flagship models, including the 1,000,000th, the Mitsubishi Space Star. These models have smoothed the way for the new NedCar. And when we start with their successors in future years, I hope to be standing here again on many similar occasions. I not only hope it, I know it for certain!'

Born, 4 October 2000

Corinne van Iersel
Manager Corporate Communications

Note for editors. The Volvo S40/V40 and Mitsubishi Carisma will remain in production until 2004. After this date they will be succeeded by a new generation of cars for DaimlerChrysler and Mitsubishi alongside the Space Star, which will continue in production.