Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - recession approaching and Mitsubishi leaving

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Sun 16 Aug 2020 12:49
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - recession approaching and Mitsubishi leaving - bananastand

The recession is on its way - no point pretending otherwise - so everyone is going to be careful with their money and the car market will be even more battered. (The notion that car prices are going to rise seems beyond absurd to me)

And Mitsubishi are pulling out of the UK and EU markets as far as I know

I'll be looking for a cheapish 4x4 soon, I wonder if a Mitsi might be one to look out for, maybe an outlander PHEV - how long can you expect those big batteries to last?

Or a grand cherokee

got to be a 4x4, our roads are horrific

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Sun 16 Aug 2020 12:57
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - recession approaching and Mitsubishi leaving - mcb100
Mitsubishi aren’t planning to launch any new models in the UK or EU, so it’ll be a phased withdrawal as models reach the end of their life or don’t meet forthcoming legislation. They have promised to retain a network to maintain cars already here.
So far as a PHEV battery, it’ll last as long as the rest of the car. Yes it will deteriorate to a small extent, but not to a point where it renders the vehicle unusable.
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Sun 16 Aug 2020 13:17
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - recession approaching and Mitsubishi leaving - pd

I think you might see a few smaller manufacturers pull out of certain markets, particularly if they are part of a wider group which also has a market presence.

One I would keep an eye on among the larger is Honda. Their European sales have collapsed, with Swindon going have little local commitment and seem to be ignoring European tastes when designing their newer cars. I don't think it's impossible they'll pull out of Europe all together in next 2-3 years. Only thing which may keep them is the lack of any sort of tie up with anyone else.

Edited by pd on 16/08/2020 at 13:18

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Sun 16 Aug 2020 14:46
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - recession approaching and Mitsubishi leaving - Falkirk Bairn

Honda may well leave but there are other candidates who may well beat them.

Subaru must be no 1 - June & July was roughly 100 cars.

Honda have a great range of cars in the US - mainly bigger with bigger engines but various Civics we do not see here, HRV with a range of engines inc 4WD. Add to that a range of Japan only cars that surely could find customers in the UK & Europe.

When I bought my 1st Honda in 1995 there were a range of Civics 2/3/4 & 5 door, , Accord saloons,, MPV, Legends, CRX, Preludes, ..................

Today Jazz ,Civic Hatch (saloon lasted 12 mths), CRV,, HRV(slow seller), Honda E & NSX halo car.

Hyundai & Kia,who were nowhere in 1995, have stolen market share with a wide range of models and managing to improve quality at the same time.

Edited by Falkirk Bairn on 16/08/2020 at 14:53

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Mon 17 Aug 2020 08:54
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - recession approaching and Mitsubishi leaving - craig-pd130

The Outlanders do seem to be reliable. The petrol engine is normally aspirated so is understressed. There's an owner's sub-forum on the SpeakEV site here:

https://www.speakev.com/forums/mitsubishi-evs/

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Mon 17 Aug 2020 13:25
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - recession approaching and Mitsubishi leaving - Metropolis.
Mitsubishi are reasonably reliable (although they have never to my knowledge reached Toyota levels) but that said just watch out for parts prices. A fuel pump on a 3.2 shogun for example costs over £5,000 and that is trade price. Grand Cherokee is nice but at the end of the day is a Chrysler product fitted with a fiat (VM Motori) engine, neither of which are very good and MOPAR parts prices have never been cheap.
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Mon 17 Aug 2020 13:50
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - recession approaching and Mitsubishi leaving - SLO76
Wouldn’t buy a Mitsubishi today, they’ve been cost cutting for years and the firms offerings are mediocre at best. Parts prices are dear enough but availability will collapse when the firm withdraw from the market and resale values will plummet. You’d be better spending a bit more on a Honda CRV diesel or a Hybrid Toyota RAV4.
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Tue 18 Aug 2020 00:21
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - recession approaching and Mitsubishi leaving - Avant

The Outlander PHEV used to sell well because it had little competition. But Mitsubishi left the update till too late: in this month's What Car the Outlander is outclassed by the Ford Kuga and Volvo XC40.

I've test-driven the Kuga PHEV and was impressed. I tried a diesel XC40 two years ago and found the handling wallowy and the steering vague. Volvos are getting a good press nowadays, but they seem to me to be expensive to buy and poor on fuel consumption.

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Tue 18 Aug 2020 23:17
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - recession approaching and Mitsubishi leaving - glidermania

Used car prices have increased as people have piled into them instead of using public transport. The actual retail price of brand new cars might not increase but the discount available on them may very well reduce.

Companies will be forced to cut their cloth if Governments continue to trash their economies or in the case of cars, production number.

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Thu 20 Aug 2020 11:25
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - recession approaching and Mitsubishi leaving - bananastand

thanks everyone- all very interesting

My Saab convertible of 2006 vintage passed its MoT yesterday so I'm reprieved - for now

My s/e work is picking up slowly so I am deferring the old trade-in for a bit, until I start driving more than 4 miles radius from my house again

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Thu 20 Aug 2020 23:37
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV - recession approaching and Mitsubishi leaving - Adam>>

funny how it is still a best seller but they are leaving the the uk

mitsubishi-media.co.uk/en-gb/releases/1552

  • Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is best-selling plug-in hybrid SUV
  • Over 2,500 Outlander PHEVs registered in 2020 despite difficult market conditions
  • Almost 52,000 Outlander PHEVs registered on UK roads since launch – double the figure of the next-best seller

Edited by Adam>> on 20/08/2020 at 23:37

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