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Mitsubishi Motors' February Sales Total 16,558

3 March 1999

Mitsubishi Motors' February Sales Total 16,558; Montero Sport and Mirage Are Company's Top Sellers

    CYPRESS, Calif., March 2 -- Mitsubishi Motor Sales of
America, Inc. (MMSA) sold 16,558 vehicles in February, supporting a 7 percent
overall sales increase for the year.
    Mitsubishi Motors' popular Montero Sport mid-size sport utility vehicle
registered 3,851 units sold -- an increase of 52 percent -- and the Mirage
compact totaled 4,500 units to become the company's top sellers in February.
Both were recognized last week by the American Council for an Energy Efficient
Economy (ACEEE), with the Montero Sport* receiving the best "green score" in
its class, and the Mirage** being named as one of the twelve "greenest" cars
in the U.S.
    The Galant mid-size sedan also continued its sales momentum in February
with a 10 percent increase over prior year.
    "MMSA's overall sales increase and the recent announcement of our first
profit in several years indicates Mitsubishi Motors' turnaround plan for this
market is working," said Pierre Gagnon, executive vice president and chief
operating officer for MMSA.  "Building upon the successful launch of our
all-new Galant and our 'wake up and drive(TM)' advertising campaign, and
backed by this summer's introduction of new and restyled products specifically
for the U.S. market, we're confident Mitsubishi Motors will be one of 1999's
automotive success stories."

    *  Montero Sport ES with 2.3-liter 4-cylinder engine
    ** Mirage DE with 1.5-liter engine, 5-speed manual transmission and
       CA/NLEV emissions equipment

    Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc. was established in 1982 by
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Tokyo, and markets a full line of vehicles,
including coupes, convertibles, sedans and sport utility vehicles.

                                          Feb. '99     Feb. '98     % Change
                                         Month/YTD    Month/YTD    Month/YTD

    Passenger Car Sales*             12,356/25,63113,734/25,502   -10%/+0.5%
    Sport Utility Vehicles**           4,202/8,144  2,810/6,130    +50%/+33%
    Total Vehicle Sales              16,558/33,77516,544/31,632   +0.08%/+7%

    Note: U.S.-Assembled
     Vehicle Sales                    6,934/15,048 7,250/15,831      -4%/-5%
    (Includes Eclipse/
     Eclipse Spyder/Galant)

    *  Above totals include sales of U.S.-assembled Mitsubishi Motors vehicles
    ** Includes Montero and Montero Sport