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0Mitsubishi ponders Triton pickup production in States 1263652380
Mitsubishi's been having a rough time of it lately here in the United States. Last year, sales fell 44.8 percent. Ouch. Even worse, Mitsu's lone U.S. manufacturing plant in Normal, Illinois is way under capacity. How far under? Well, the Normal plant's website lists its capacity at 135,000 ...
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Report: Mahindra pondering shacking up with Navistar to build pickups in U.S. 1262978880
Mahindra Pik-Up – Click above for high-res image galleryThe Chicken Tax strikes again? When Indian automaker Mahindra first decided to sell its oft-delayed compact diesel pickups here in the United States, the company said it planned to assemble the trucks from knock-down kits imported ... -
A Game of Chicken: Mitsubishi wants to import Triton pickup and Delica van - but can it afford to? 1259850660
According to a report from Automotive News, Mitsubishi's North American CEO Shin Kurihara would like to bring over the Japanese automaker's funky little Delica van (right) and Triton pickup (above), believing that the two work-ready models may fill a desirable niche here in the States. So, why ...
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REPORT: Ford Transit Connect arriving in U.S. with full interiors that get stripped to comply with "Chicken Law" 1253644080
2010 Ford Transit Connect - Click above for high-res image galleryThe law of unintended consequences is a funny one. Take the chicken tax. Back in the 1960s, West Germany imposed high tariffs on American grown chicken. President Johnson – a man you would not want to mess with – ...
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