Mitsubishi Motors

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation

Mitsubishi Motors Headquarters building in Shiba, Minato
Native name	三菱自動車工業株式会社
Romanized name	Mitsubishi Jidōsha Kōgyō KK
Type	Public
Traded as	:
Industry	Automotive
Predecessor	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Motor and Cars Business
Founded	October, 1917 (as Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.) April 22, 1970; 46 years ago (1970-04-22)(as Mitsubishi Motors)
Founder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Headquarters	Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Number of locations	Cypress, California, United States Schiphol-Rijk, Netherlands Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, Thailand
Key people	Carlos Ghosn (Chairman) Osamu Masuko (President)
Products	Automobiles, economy cars, commercial vehicles
Revenue	¥2.180 trillion (2015)
Net income	¥118.170 billion (2015)
Owner	Nissan (34%) Mitsubishi (20%)
Number of employees	30,498 (2015)
Subsidiaries	List Transportation: Soueast Hunan Changfeng Motor Ralliart Engines: Harbin Dongan Automotive Engine Manufacturing Sports: Urawa Red Diamonds Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima International: Mitsubishi Motors Australia Mitsubishi Motors Europe Mitsubishi Motors North America Mitsubishi Motors Philippines (51%) Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand)
Website	www.mitsubishi-motors.com

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Japanese: 三菱自動車工業株式会社, Hepburn: Mitsubishi Jidōsha Kōgyō KK^?, IPA: [mitsu͍ꜜbiɕi̥]) is a multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. In 2011, Mitsubishi Motors was the sixth biggest Japanese automaker and the sixteenth biggest worldwide by production. From October 2016 onwards, Mitsubishi is one-third (34%) owned by Nissan, and thus a part of the Renault-Nissan Alliance.

Besides being part of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, it is also a part of Mitsubishi keiretsu, formerly the biggest industrial group in Japan, through the corporation's minority 20% stake in Mitsubishi Motors, and the company was originally formed in 1970 from the automotive division of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation was formerly a part of Mitsubishi Motors, but is now separate from Mitsubishi Motors, which builds commercial grade trucks, buses and heavy construction equipment, and is owned by Daimler AG (though Mitsubishi continues to own a small stake).

Mitsubishi's automotive origins date back to 1917, when the Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. introduced the Mitsubishi Model A, Japan's first series-production automobile. An entirely hand-built seven-seater sedan based on the Fiat Tipo 3, it proved expensive compared to its American and European mass-produced rivals, and was discontinued in 1921 after only 22 had been built.