Joint Development of a New Generation Diesel Engine

Mitsubishi Motors and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have agreed on a joint development project for a new generation diesel engine to be used in cars exported to Europe. After the agreement is finalized, development will begin in earnest with a target of beginning mass production in 2010. Demand for diesel engines has been growing as the European market calls for lowering CO2 emissions. Mitsubishi Motors, together with efforts in electric vehicles, is developing this engine as a nucleus of its environmentally friendly technology. The engine will be a two-liter class unit aimed for use in small to mid-sized cars. In addition to meeting Europe’s strict new emissions standards (Euro5*), the unit is aimed to achieve best-in-class levels of output and emissions performance. Development will be completed in mid-2009, and the engine will be introduced to Mitsubishi Motors’ key European market models.