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Mitsubishi 2007 Sales Through November Exceed Entire 2006 Total


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CYPRESS, CA - December 3, 2007: Mitsubishi Motors announced today that calendar year-to-date (CYTD) sales reached 123,089 as of the end of November, a 13.3% increase compared to the first eleven months of 2006 and already more than the entire 2006 full-year total of 118,558. November sales this year were 7,983, a decrease of 13.8 percent compared to the 9,256 units sold in November 2006.

The new Outlander crossover sport utility continued to show the largest year-over-year increase through November, at 136%. Lancer sedan (61%), Eclipse Spyder convertible (15.4%), Raider truck (10%), and Galant sedan (1%) sales are also ahead in 2007 compared to the January-November period a year ago.

November sales highlights:

  

  --  Sales of the all-new fuel efficient Lancer were 1,708 in November, a
      54% increase over November 2006.
  --  Eclipse Spyder convertible sales were up 5.9% in November.
  --  Raider sales were up 35.1% for the month.
  --  Endeavor sales were up 8.9% in November.
  --  Mitsubishi's January-November sales represent the best sales for the
      first eleven months of the year since 2004.