Mitsubishi will launch a brand new electrical automobile in North America subsequent summer season that’s based mostly on Nissan’s upcoming third-generation Leaf. The brand new EV, which will likely be Mitsubishi’s second-ever within the US after the pioneering i-MiEV, is a part of the corporate’s “Momentum 2030” progress plan the place it would launch “a brand new or considerably revised automobile yearly between 2026 and 2030.”
Mitsubishi hasn’t but given a reputation to its EV or offered some other technical particulars, together with its anticipated EPA-estimated vary. Like the brand new Leaf, it would use the CMF-EV platform that additionally underpins the Ariya SUV and is rated for as much as 304 miles on a single cost.
In a press launch, Mitsubishi Motors North America CEO Mark Chaffin mentioned the corporate is on an “upward trajectory,” particularly within the US. Mitsubishi reported an 11 p.c enhance of gross sales 12 months over 12 months in Q1 2025, led by its Outlander SUV that additionally is available in a plug-in hybrid model.
Chaffin says Mitsubishi’s new EV will likely be a part of a recent lineup that features a mix of inner combustion, plug-in hybrids, and electrical automobiles that give clients “the selection of expertise that most closely fits their wants.”
Mitsubishi has not but introduced the place the brand new EV will likely be constructed. The corporate as soon as had a plant in Regular, Illinois, which is now owned and operated by Rivian. To be able to keep away from heavy tariffs imposed by the Trump administration (at the moment set at 25 p.c on automobiles and vans from Japan), Mitsubishi might have to determine a home manufacturing plan quickly.
