Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand)

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Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand)
Type	Subsidiary
Founded	1987
Headquarters	69-69/1-3 MUII Phaholyothin Road, Tambol Klongneung Ampur Klongluang, Phathumthanee 12120, Thailand
Products	Automobile manufacturing
Employees	c.4000 (2004)
Parent	Mitsubishi Motors (99.9%)
Subsidiaries	MMC Engine Co., Ltd. (MEC)
Website	Mitsubishi-Motors.co.th

Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (MMTh) is the Thai operation of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation.

It is currently the most productive of the company's four manufacturing facilities outside Japan, with 130,188 vehicles in 2004. In anticipation of a growth in the market for pickup trucks, Mitsubishi is investing ¥1 billion to increase local capacity to 200,000 units.

The Lancer, Grandis and L200 Strada / Triton models are all produced locally. In addition, MMTh owns a subsidiary, MMC Engine Co., Ltd. (MEC), located at Laemchabang Industrial Estates, Tambol Tongsukhla Amphor Srirancha Cholburi, which produces auto components.

[edit] Production and sales, 1994–2004

Year	L200 Strada	Lancer	Grandis	Total production	Total sales
1994	n/a	n/a	-	70,197	76,557
1995	n/a	n/a	-	71,426	78,151
1996	n/a	n/a	-	74,760	87,672
1997	n/a	n/a	-	78,413	35,191
1998	n/a	n/a	-	65,341	15,840
1999	n/a	n/a	-	77,857	19,172
2000	84,813	5,401	-	90,214	28,266
2001	78,845	5,302	-	84,147	23,665
2002	97,589	12,076	-	109,665	32,010
2003	95,680	7,381	-	103,511	33,799
2004	120,572	6,310	3,306	130,188	39,564