Ralliart
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| Ralliart Inc. | |
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| Type | Subsidiary |
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| Founded | April 1984 |
| Headquarters | 33-7 Shiba 5-Chome, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 108-0014 |
| Key people | Andrew Cowan (founder) Doug Stewart (founder) Masao Taguchi (President, Executive Director) |
| Industry | Motorsport Automotive engineering |
| Revenue | ¥4,462 million (2005) |
| Parent | Mitsubishi Motors (100%) |
| Subsidiaries | Ralliart Australia Ralliart New Zealand Ralliart Thailand Ralliart Singapore Ralliart UAE Ralliart Italy Ralliart China Ralliart Spain Ralliart Portugal Ralliart Oman |
| Website | Ralliart.com |
Ralliart Inc. is the motorsports division of Mitsubishi Motors. It is responsible for development and preparation of the company's rally racing and off-road racing vehicles, and is also used as a performance brand with parts available to the public.
Ralliart Europe was established as Andrew Cowan Motorsports (ACMS) Ltd. in 1983 by Andrew Cowan, a driver with the Mitsubishi team who had scored their first international victory in 1972 at the Southern Cross Rally.[1] His team mate at the same event in 1975 and '76, Doug Stewart, set-up Ralliart Australia as the official regional licensee in 1988, after 22 years of experience with the company's cars.[2] The two have subsequently served as the operational bases for Mitsubishi's global motorsport activities.
They were responsible for MMC's record of achievement in off-road racing, including the 1998 Manufacturers' Championship in the World Rally Championship, four individual Drivers' Championships for Tommi Mäkinen in 1996–99, and a record eleven wins in the Dakar Rally since 1982.
Mitsubishi consolidated their racing activities in 2003, acquiring ACMS Ltd. from Cowan while Mitsubishi Motors Australia took over Stewart's operation.[3][4] This followed the formation of Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports (MMSP) GmbH in Trebur, Germany in November 2002.[5]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "Mitsubishi Motors - A Glorious Heritage in Motorsport", Mitsubishi-Motors.com
- ^ Ralliart Australia, Ralliart.com, November 7, 2000
- ^ "Mitsubishi Motors Takes Over Andrew Cowan Motorsports", Carpages.co.uk, April 6, 2003
- ^ "Doug Stewart - 50 Years In Motor Sport", Jon Thomson and Stuart Bowes, RallySport News, August 12, 2003
- ^ "All-New Challenge for Mitsubishi Motors", Mitsubishi Motors press release, October 9, 2003
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