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Mitsubishi Motors Reports Best-Ever Sales

2 May 2000

Mitsubishi Motors Reports Best-Ever Sales; April Shows 49.2% Boost Over '99; First Four Months of 2000 Up 34.4%

    CYPRESS, Calif., May 2 Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America,
Inc. (MMSA) reported its best-ever sales for April and the first four months
of 2000.  Led by its Galant mid-sized sedan and Montero Sport mid-size SUV,
Mitsubishi also saw increased consumer traffic brought in by two all-new 2001
vehicles -- the Eclipse Spyder convertible and Montero luxury SUV.

    Some figures of note for MMSA's April 2000 sales:

    -- April sales of 24,423 units is a 49.2% rise from April 1999's 16,370
       vehicles
    -- 2000 year-to-date sales of 94,853 vehicles represents a 34.4% increase
       from April 1999's year-to-date sales of 70,561 units
    -- Montero Sport had its best April ever with 6,169 units sold, up 53%
       from April 1999
    -- 5,742 Galant mid-size sedans were sold in April, up 39.8% from last
       year
    -- Eclipse Spyder had its best-ever April sales of 1,315 units,
       boosted by the all-new 2001 model introduced in February
    -- Montero luxury SUV sales rose 301.4%, powered by an all-new 2001 model
       and the launch of the vehicle's largest-ever advertising campaign

    "With year-to-date sales of nearly 95,000 vehicles, we are having our best
year ever," said Pierre Gagnon, MMSA executive vice president and chief
operating officer.  "Our line-up is also the best-ever -- Galant, Montero
Sport and Eclipse continue to break sales records, and exceptional consumer
demand for the all-new 2001 Eclipse Spyder and Montero has added incremental
sales volume to the Mitsubishi Motors brand."
    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.  Its
website can be accessed at mitsubishicars.com.


      Sales Results, April 2000: Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc.


                                 April '00      April '99      % Change
                                 Month/YTD      Month/YTD      Month/YTD
    Passenger Car Sales*        17,078/69,742  12,046/53,987  41.8%/29.2%
    Sport Utility Vehicles**     7,345/25,111   4,324/16,574  69.9%/51.5%
    Total Vehicle Sales         24,423/94,853  16,370/70,561  49.2%/34.4%

    US Assembled Cars:          11,987/49,785   8,931/33,113  34.2%/50.3%
    Imported Cars:               5,091/19,957   3,115/20,874 63.4%/(4.4)%
    Imported Truck/SUVs:         7,345/25,111   4,324/16,574  69.9%/51.5%
    US Assembled Vehicles (1):  11,987/49,785   8,931/33,113  34.2%/50.3%
    Imported Vehicles (2):      12,436/45,068   7,439/37,448  67.2%/20.3%

    *  Above totals include sales of U.S.-assembled Mitsubishi Motors
       vehicles
    ** Includes Montero Sport and Montero
   (1) Galant, Eclipse and Eclipse Spyder
   (2) Mirage, Diamante, 3000GT, Montero Sport and Montero