Cant be good for the parts suppliers obviously. What if ya make parts for three manufactures and are running on wafer thin margins and ya loose a third of ya work? Not viable anymore perhaps. Might put a few suppliers out of business which will put more pressure on the remaining manufactures. 
In the cold hard light of day how long has the falcon got left in it?

Ouch that has to be a big hit to Mitsu Australia. Obviously they bet a bit too highly on a very bland car (380) without any other cards up their sleeves... Still, they definitely used to churn out some trusty reliable cars and kept a lot of people employed. Shame to see them go.

But the plant doesn't make just bishies, think how this will effect subaru.

I'm 80% sure that the plant only made Mitsubishi's.

I'm sure subaru will be fine.......unless the car designers take more drugs and make more ugly cars like the Tribeca

fatcat67 wrote:

Or the new REX.

Yeah it's the 9th gen

http://www.automotive.com/2005/12/mitsu … index.html

They also came in a 2.4L 4 cyc!

fatcat67 wrote:

I was watching a TV show and a Galant came into shot and it looked exactly like the 380, so not much Aussie input into that car me thinks.

I don't beleive that Hybrids will be too far off in the holden department, GM have launched a hybrid in the US already, I can't for the life of me remember what it was callled but I will have a look for the press release tomorrow.

Just got this through email from Mitsubishi NZ

Media Release

AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTION OF MITSUBISHI 380 SEDAN TO END AS LARGE CAR MARKET CONTRACTS

                                                   

5 February 2008



Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd (MMAL) together with its parent company Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has announced that its production facility in Australia, which manufactures only the large 380 sedan, will cease operations from the end of March.



No other products in the Mitsubishi range will be affected by this decision which will see MMAL move from an importer and manufacturer to a full-line importer.



Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand Ltd (MMNZ) managing director John Leighton said, “Sales growth of new Mitsubishi product in both Australia and New Zealand has been impressive over the past year. However, it is an inescapable fact that there is a deepening trend away from large cars. The 380 sedan now represents only a very small proportion of Mitsubishi new vehicle sales in New Zealand.



To reassure New Zealand customers about the future of their 380 models, MMNZ has extended the warranties of all past and future, private and small business buyers of new 380’s, from the current three years out to five years unlimited kilometres.



“I am sure the two year warranty extension allays any customer concerns about our commitment and ongoing support for this award winning car,” Mr Leighton said.



“Mitsubishi remains focused on further growth in the New Zealand market. We have a comprehensive model range – Outlander, Lancer, Pajero, Colt, Colt Plus, i-car, Triton and L300 Van, with more new products to come, confirming our long-term presence and growth aspirations in New Zealand,” he said.





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Because at one stage they were running at full capacity and had to cut back etc...

Sorry to see such a loss to workers, the economy, etc.

But the bigwigs at Mitsu should have been sacked a long time ago.

Cars like the 380 should have never made it to production. With soaring petrol prices from long ago, they should have capitalised on the diesel/LPG market like the others have overseas.

A diesel Lancer could have been a saving grace for them.