Mitsubishi RVR moves production to U.S.

Mitsubishi has announced that production of its small sport utility vehicle RVR would be moved from Japan to its plant in Normal, Illinois by mid 2012.

According to Shinichi Kurihara, president of Mitsubishi North America, nearly half of SUV products will be exported.
RVR (Outlander Sport U.S.) was offered for sale in North America in November 2010 and shares the same platform as the Outlander and Lancer.

January 20, Mitsubishi had presented his plan "Jump 2013. It was learned then that the Galant, Eclipse and Endeavour, all manufactured at the plant in Normal, are abandoned by the next three years.

A total of 1,517 RVR were sold in North America in January, including 1,065 U.S. and 452 in Canada.