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Mitsubishi Motors Chairman Masuko resigns due to health reasons

He forged the ties between Mitsu and Nissan

Mitsubishi Motors Corp said on Friday Osamu Masuko resigned as chairman due to health reasons and has handed over the role to CEO Takao Kato on a temporary basis. A veteran of the Mitsubishi conglomerate, Masuko joined the automaker in 2004, and became president in 2007. The 71-year-old would stay on at Mitsubishi as a special adviser, the company said in a statement.

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2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Quick Spin Review | Deserving of a clean slate

Forget the name. Forget its brand's other products. Give it a chance.

The 2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross is named after a sport compact coupe, which was iconic to some and a sad reminder of its brand's slide into irrelevance to most others. That "Eclipse" is now attached to a compact SUV will likely cheese off the former and cause the latter to sarcastically mutter, "Yup, that seems about right." Mitsubishi's marketers would say it shares the old Eclipse's "reputation for driving dynamics and technology." Do with that what you will.

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