is this true? is this why the lancer kind of has the same lights as a charger ? :P just curious of course

same lights as charger?!? WTF have you been smokin tonight? :grin:

Did some digging and so far found out that in 2000 German Daimler Chrysler, Chrysler owner as well, controlled 34% of Mitsubishi :grin:

Update:

Looks like our a$$e$ are owned even by the French :grin:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Mo...DaimlerChrysler

Daimler has no more the majority of shares, as of Dec 9 2005 most of the shares went back to Japanese ownership. :grin:

still, my lancer is expecting you to say you're sorry for insulting it's front end, by comparing it to charger!
:grin:

Chrysler used to be in league with Mitsubishi under Diamond-Star Motors. It started in the mid 80s and continued until 91 when Mitsu bought out the rest of the company and worked with Chrysler on a contract basis. Chrysler finally gave out in 93 and in 95 DSM became Mistubishi Motors officially.
They do not own Mitsubishi anymore, I think this is what you might be referring to.

Three of the vehicles produced by Diamond-Star Motors early gen Eclipse, Eagle Talon, and Plymouth Laser are referred to as DSMs.

here are the controlling owners of mitsubishi.

* Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.: circa 839,942,000 shares (15.30%)
* Mitsubishi Corporation: c.774,769,000 (14.11%)
* The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.: c.268,764,000 (4.89%)
* MLP FS Custody: c.53,656,000 (0.98 percent)
* The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust account): c.35,456,000 (0.65%)
* Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust account): c.34,623,000 (0.63%)
* Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation: c.32,109,000 (0.58%)
* Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (Trust account): c.21,793,000 (0.40%)
* MMC Suppliers' Employees Shareholding Association: c.19,912,000 (0.36%)
* Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.: c.17,070,000 (0.31%)

Yeah I am fairly certain that my 01' Spyder had a 3.0L Chysler Sebring Engine in it. I noticed that some of the earlier 3G Eclipses had engines with the Mitsu logo and part numbers embrodered while others like mine did not. Probably explains the horrible re-sale value, lol

I had an '01 sebring coupe lxi with the 3.0 litre and it was an eclipse in chrysler clothing. 3.0 liter eclipse engine and transmission,chrysler body and eclipse interior. Basically it was a luxury eclipse.....

don't know if it is the same world wide, but in south africa, mitsubishi is distributed by Mercedes Benz (formerly Daimler Chrysler) - they are still sold pretty-much exclusively through mercedes dealerships. In fact, the triton, like the colt (pick-up truck) before it is manufactured at the local mercedes benz plant. think this might just be an arrangement for south africa though.

do a google image search and compare the 3000 gt and the dodge stealth, same car, built under contract between the two companies. Somewhere out there on the internet is a neat little diagram that shows all the car manufacturers based on ownership. I'm not sure if I can found it now but if someone else knows what I'm talking about maybe they will post a link.

I don't think is the most recent one.... but it gives you a general idea

(IMG:http://jalopnik.com/assets/images/gallery/12/2008/03/thumb1280x1280_2364177540_0e30819365_o.jpg)

One big happy family...

So Mitsubishi Motors is Tech Sharing mostly??? @_@ That picture got me lost

my girls 95 avenger is a DSM!

as stated, that was not a chrysler.
it was a re badged and stretched eclipse, built fully by mitsubishi.

That would be the one, I'm not sure how up to date it is either but it gives you the basic idea of just who owns what.

holy shit mazda is owned by ford? whoda thunk it

Yeah and the same company that makes the Panda would make some of the most expensive cars in the world.