Aussie Motoring » 380

And the Axe Does Fall

Stuart Livesey — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:03:59 +0000

Mitsubishi has announced that they will close their South Australian plant in March with the lost of 930 employees.

In a statement released a short time ago Mitsubishi stated that the ” … decision has been made because Australian consumers are moving towards smaller, more economic, and environmentally friendlier cars like those in the rest of the Mitsubishi range.”

Of course the closure of the plant means the end of production for the 380 – the car that very few people seemed to want.

Now if the reasons given for closing the plant are correct then I wonder what’s in store for Ford when they release the new Falcon. Have Australian consumers really moved on from the big 6 cylinder cars?

Mitsubishi Making Further Job Cuts

Stuart Livesey — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 22:34:00 +0000

Mitsubishi is now looking at cutting a further 100 positions at its plant in South Australia after sales of the 380 sedan fell well short of the monthly target. The company has a target of 1500 vehicles a month but only managed to sell around 800 in July.

It’s obvious that the car is not popular with the motoring public. The only 380 sedans that seem to appear in Aussie Motoring’s home town appear to be rentals.

Mitsubishi Australia on the Skids?

Stuart Livesey — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 18:43:47 +0000

Around six months after the release of the car that was to be the saviour of Mitsubishi Australia the writing that was on the wall is becoming even easier to read.

When a manufacturer knocks $6,500 of the price a vehicle you know that they are in dire trouble and that is just what Mitsubishi Australia have done for their 380 model. Mitsubishi Australia announced yesterday that they were revising the 380 model range amd were introducing a new entry model as well as a sports sedan.

Production numbers will also be cut at the Adelaide plant. Currently 90 380s roll off the production line each day and that will be reduced to 75.