Mitsubishi to start producing the Xpander in Vietnam

September 17,2019

THE Mitsubishi Xpander, built in Indonesia, will be produced in Vietnam as well.

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (MMC) on September 12 announced it will begin producing the Xpander at Mitsubishi Motors Vietnam Co., Ltd. (MMV), located in Ho Chi Minh City. MMV on the same day commemorated its 25th anniversary.

MMC did not say when production of the model in Vietnam will start.

MMV currently builds knockdown units of the Mitsubishi Outlander, and is planning to expand its production capacity in line with the start of production of the Xpander.

MMC said the Xpander’s sales have been increasing throughout Southeast Asia since late 2017, when the company began selling the model in Indonesia. The Xpander was released in Vietnam in October 2018. Around 14,000 units have been sold in Vietnam last year, according to MMC.

MMC said it entered Vietnam when the country’s automotive industry began taking shape in 1994, partnering with Mitsubishi Corp. and other Vietnamese companies to establish the production and sales company that preceded MMV.

“We will strive for this new effort here in Vietnam, which is to produce high quality cars and satisfy more customers in Vietnam,” said MMC chairman Osamu Masuko.

 

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