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Mitsubishi Motors Helps Inner-City Youths 'Quick Start' Automotive Careers

16 December 1999

Mitsubishi Motors Helps Inner-City Youths 'Quick Start' Automotive Careers

    Automaker Provides Scholarships, Training and Job Placement for Youths

    CYPRESS, Calif., Dec. 16 -- Mitsubishi Motor Sales of
America, Inc. (MMSA) is helping young men and women stay on track by
supporting the Los Angeles Urban League's "Quick Start" auto technician
training program.  The first class of eight students proudly graduated this
month, receiving job placement assistance at local Mitsubishi dealerships as
well as scholarships from MMSA totaling $4,500.  This scholarship money will
be used toward the purchase of tools for their new trade.
    Mitsubishi Motors will also donate 13 vehicles that will be used for
training purposes, announced Ellen Gleberman, MMSA senior vice president,
legal, government relations and public affairs.  Gleberman was the keynote
speaker at the Urban League's Dec. 16 graduation ceremony.
    The LA Urban League's "Quick Start" program provides inner-city youths
with entry-level training and job placement in the automotive service field at
no cost.  Students accepted into the 12-week customized Mitsubishi Motors
program are taught electronic transmission fundamentals and diagnostic
scanning tools usage.  After the training, MMSA dealers take the program to
the next level by hiring the graduates as entry-level technicians.
    "This training program is an excellent opportunity to help inner-city
youths expand their marketable skills and become productive members of our
community," Gleberman said.  "The whole concept is very exciting.  It's a
win-win situation for everyone -- Mitsubishi Motors, the Urban League, the
students, the community and our dealer partners," she added.

    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.  The
website address is http://www.mitsubishicars.com.