Mitsubishi iCar kei-car to be assembled in India
July 30th, 2006
Mitsubishi iCar kei-car to be assembled in India
Indian Hindustan Motors Ltd. is going to start assembling the popular Mitsubishi iCar kei-car super-minis by the end of next year.
It is expected, that the vehicle will be imported in India ‘in a semi-knocked down form’ and then re-assembled at a factory near Chennai.
According to Wikipedia, Hindustan Motors is one of India’s three biggest car manufacturers groups. Founded in 1942, it was the biggest automaker in the country till the 1980s, when the market was opened to foreign competition.
In 1998 Hindustan Motors has begun cooperating with the Japanese Mitsubishi Motors, assembling the Lancer and Pajero models.
Photo: Mitsubishi
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