Mitsubishi is in all efforts to make good headway in sales with an increase in production of over 12% since this time last year. But yes, it is a fact that they are still well behind the likes of Toyota and Ford who dominate the market for vehicle production. But it should be noted that the sales in the North American, Russian, Middle East and African markets have shown a big positive siding towards the Lancer and Outlander, which of course have helped Mitsubishi gaining valuable ground on their competitors.

Mitsubishi launched

its Lancer brand first in 1973 and was pretty successful in rallies. The Lancer is now on its eighth generation which started production in 2007 and over six million Lancers have been sold since its first generation launch.

The Outlander was brought out by the Japanese carmaker in 2001. This SUV is now on its second generation model that started production in 2005.

Mitsubishi is planning to roll out more models into the competitive market. The Japanese automaker is really eager to spread the word. Japanese cars have always been famous for overloading their vehicles with large quantities of gadgets for you to play by introducing new and innovative technology that takes years to arrive in the western world.

Those days in which Mitsubishi needed to cover up defect problems in its vehicles are just past stories. Mitsubishi has successfully buried them back by rectifying the errors and increasing the quality of their products. Europe has taken a liking to the reliability and affordable pricing of the new vehicles on the market and now with eight major locations around the world they could start to be a force to be recon with. So does that simply mean that Toyota, Ford and BMW may have to face insomnia in the coming days?

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Volkswagen brought out its Jetta in the year 1980. Jetta has captivated the car lovers since its launch 28 years ago. The German carmaker baptised its model as Jetta after the Jet Stream, the sedan version of Volkswagen’s innovative compact the Golf. The Jetta was developed for the North American market. It is an upscale model with nicer interior trim, a trunk, and a slightly higher price than the Golf. Since its debut in 1980, Jetta has undergone serious changes five times, each generation growing in size, power, and prestige. The Jetta is available in two, four, and five door variations.

The first-generation Jetta, known as the A1 was available in the market from 1980 to 1984. It was available as a two-door coupe and four-door sedan and was styled by ItalDesign. The marvellously boxy designed had a standard four-cylinder engine producing 78 horsepower powered the A1 Jetta. The Jetta’s power plant was updated to a higher torque producing 1.7-liter four-cylinder in 1981. The second generation, and longest running generation of the car, came out in1985 and were available until 1992. The A2 was offered as a coupe or a sedan and had a number of exterior, interior, engine, and safety upgrades. A 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine producing originally 100 horsepower and later 105 horsepower powered the base models of the A2.

The A3 Jetta made its debut for the North American market in 1993. This car from Volkswagen was only offered as a sedan. The A3 Jetta was produced through 1998. It was available in trim variations, 13, then any other generation of the car. The A3 Jetta had three power plants offered.  The fourth evolution of the Jetta, the A4, came out in 1998 and existed till 2005. This Jetta shares its styling with the rest of the Volkswagen marquee. It served as an outstanding example of the trademark. It was offered in a variety of trim variations and buyers had the choice of three different power plants. The A5 Jetta made its debut in 2005 and is still in production.

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