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Here's yet another chapter in the Takata airbag scandal: no less than 12 million vehicles have been added to the recalled vehicles list. In case you weren’t aware, many manufacturers were contracting Takata to manufacture their airbags. During the process, Takata used a chemical that degrade over time. In an …

Big news from the Japanese automotive market: this morning, Nissan announced they would invest 237 billion yen (27.9 billion $) in Mitsubishi. With this, Nissan will become Mitsubishi’s main owner with 34% of all shares. Among the clause in the contract, there are some interesting notes: Nissan can name up …

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ordered Mitsubishi to publish more details about the fuel consumption testing of their models. Last week, Japan’s sixth biggest automaker admitted to cheating the fuel consumption tests for their Kei Cars (minicars). A few days ago, we learned that Mitsubishi has been cheating these tests …

In a press release published this morning, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation admitted having falsified the fuel economy average of four minicar models sold in Japan. As these vehicles likely produced disappointing fuel consumption numbers in real-world driving conditions, the manufacturer decided to test their vehicles differently than what is required by …

After the recent earthquake that hit the Kumamoto region in Japan, Nissan offered 100 LEAFs and e-NV200 for the recovery effort. The manufacturer will give 10 million yens, 6,000 water bottles and 2,750 servings of rice to the region. Their main assembly plant has also reopened at full capacity. «My …

The 28 th edition of what is affectionately known as Testfest is under way. This annual event gathers up members of the Automotive Journalists Association of Canada in order to determine the best new vehicles for 2016. This year, the test program will be held at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park …

It seems that the discovery of VW’s cheating program that limited pollution emissions during the EPA’s lab tests was only the tip of the iceberg; according to reports by Emission Analytics, four other manufacturers may have been trying to hide something… A couple of Mercedes-Benz’s Euro engines emitted 0.406 grams …

We’ve known for quite a while that the Lancer Evolution is about to be retired. In the past year, the brand has presented various SUVs that could wear its name, vehicles that could be limited to the Japanese and British markets. However, Mitsubishi hadn’t yet introduced the very last edition …

Bad news for Mitsubishi fans: it seems that the Normal, Illinois assembly plant that currently builds the RVR (known in the United States as the Outlander Sport) could soon close its doors. According to various sources, this would coincide with the renegotiation of the contract for the plant’s 918 workers.

Last year, Mitsubishi announced that its Outlander PHEV hybrid SUV would be visually tweaked for 2016. After seeing more than a few leaked pictures, we finally got the chance to see the whole vehicle today. Looking pretty much like its gas-powered cousins, the Outlander PHEV differentiates itself with a new …