Mitsubishi Begins Mirage Hatchback Production In The Philippines
Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC) has kicked off
the mass production of Mirage hatchback in the Philippines.
Last February, MMPC presented the first locally made Mirage
G4 sedan to President Rodrigo Duterte.
The Philippines is an additional hub for the Japanese
carmaker for Mirage manufacturing aside from Thailand.
According to MMPC, the local production of Mirage benefits
31 local businesses that are supplying 255 parts for the car.
In an interview, MMPC first vice president for marketing
Froilan Dytianquin told reporters that the company targets to produce around
21,000 units of Mirage in its Sta.Rosa, Laguna plant for this year.
The number is half of the total target production of 42,000
units for this year.
Aside from Mirage, MMPC is still manufacturing L300 and
Adventure models.
Dytianquin said MMPC’s Laguna plant will focus on producing
Mirage G4 and hatchback as the firm will phase out the assembly of L300 and
Adventure by October this year.
MMPC eyes 45,000 locally manufactured Mirage next year, the
executive said.
Moreover, Dytianquin said that MMPC has yet to feel the
benefit of cost of local production of Mirage.
“We have not yet felt the benefit of the localization, being
done locally made because we’re still in the first stage of the localization.
So the first stage, there’s still a few local component,” he explained.
“But on the second stage, that would be probably where there
will be changes already because the second stage will involve already stamping
of the metal parts. We are set to have the stamping plant open next year that
will contribute probably on some savings,” added Dytianquin.
Source: Philippine News Agency
Mitsubishi Begins Mirage Hatchback Production In The Philippines
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