Ralliart

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Ralliart Inc.
Type Subsidiary
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. (株式会社ラリーアート Kabushiki-gaisha Rarīāto?) 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 twelve 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]

Mitsubishi continues to use the Ralliart name both to sell aftermarket components and as a "halo" brand for higher-performance editions of many of its models.[6][7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Mitsubishi Motors - A Glorious Heritage in Motorsport", Mitsubishi-Motors.com
  2. ^ Ralliart Australia, Ralliart.com, November 7, 2000
  3. ^ "Mitsubishi Motors Takes Over Andrew Cowan Motorsports", Carpages.co.uk, April 6, 2003
  4. ^ "Doug Stewart - 50 Years In Motor Sport", Jon Thomson and Stuart Bowes, RallySport News, August 12, 2003
  5. ^ "All-New Challenge for Mitsubishi Motors", Mitsubishi Motors press release, October 9, 2003
  6. ^ "Ralliart Parts & Collections Catalogue" (Japanese). Ralliart.co.jp. Retrieved on 2006-12-28.
  7. ^ "Mitsubishi crosses the Galant and the Eclipse GT", Tony Assenza, Edmunds.com, May 17, 2006

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