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Mitsubishi joins Big Three with double-digit April sales loss
05/02/2008 11:33:13

The Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder which saw sales increase 42 percent compared to April of last year. Overall Mitsubishi Motors sales are off by 26 percent from 2007.


    Mitsubishi Motors posted double-digit U.S. sales losses last month, but the company wasn't alone. That was also the case with each of Detroit's Big Three automakers.
   Overall, sales were off 26% compared to April of last year. But, year-to-date, sales of the locally-made Galant and Eclipse Spdyer were up. Irvin thinks gas prices are having an impact.

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    Sales of the Endeavor SUV were down 40% from a year ago.


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