Mitsubishi Motors Reports December 2008 Sales

CYPRESS, Calif., January 5, 2009: Mitsubishi Motors today announced December 2008 sales of 4,570.

  Highlights include:

  --  Galant was the volume leader in December, at 1,214, up 20 percent for
      the month compared to December 2007.  Galant sales finished the year
      up 1.7 percent compared to calendar year 2007.
  --  Eclipse Spyder convertible sales were up 31 percent in December,
      compared to the same month a year ago.
  --  Lancer Evolution sales finished 2008 with a 50.9% increase for the
      year.

Overall Mitsubishi December sales were down 22.6 percent compared to December 2007.