"Currently our sales are impacted by our models whose production was completed last summer," said MMNA President & CEO Yoichi Yokozawa. "This is a condition that will continue for several more months."

"However, we anticipate we will realize positive sales momentum from the beginning of domestic production of our Outlander Sport this summer, in Normal, Illinois. Year-to-date sales of Outlander Sport are up 3.2 percent compared to the same period last year," Yokozawa added. "Also, sales of our all-electric Mitsubishi i are growing every month with the continuation of a gradual state-by-state rollout."

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