Mitsubishi Motors recorded many firsts as its March sales figures achieved heights not seen by the Company for many years. Its market share jumped from 6.6% in February to 7.8% in March, and the company regained its fourth spot in the ‘sales premiership’.

The highlights were:

• An all-time March record for LCV (light commercial vehicles) sales,
• An all-time best March sales result for Triton with 862 units sold,
• An all-time record month for Outlander with 685 units sold,
• An all-time record month for the new Colt with 526 units sold,
• The best March sales result for Pajero since 2001, and the best sales month since June last year,
• All-time record months in Western Australia and South Australia.

Mitsubishi’s President and CEO, Tom Phillips, said that he was pleased to see that many dealers and some states had also recorded their best results for many years.

“It is great to see that Mitsubishi has been able to re-gain the confidence of Australian consumers, and they are now returning to showrooms to look at our new and value-packed range in significantly increased numbers.

“The pleasing thing with this month’s sales result is that the improvement has been shared across a number of products. For example, Colt and MIVEC Outlander are starting to hit really good numbers.

“We are expecting that these results will give us another significant lift in market share this month, and this would be the sixth increase over the last seven months. A 30% sales lift on last month, and a 22% increase on March last year is a fantastic boost for all of our staff and dealer body. Things have really turned the corner,” Mr Phillips said.