CYPRESS, Calif. – Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA), the fastest-growing Asian brand in the U.S. for the second consecutive year*, today announced a new addition to its North American dealer network – Auto Gallery Mitsubishi in Murrieta, California. The dealership opened its doors to the community in mid-February.

The new Murrieta location joins its sister dealership Auto Gallery Mitsubishi – Corona as the newest standalone Mitsubishi dealership serving customers in the Inland Empire. The dealership is an important part of MMNA's ongoing initiative to expand its dealer network in previously untapped urban and rural markets, while increasing visibility and awareness of the Mitsubishi brand across the country.

"We’re excited to bring the Auto Gallery Mitsubishi shopping experience to our newest location in Murrieta," said Hamid Ghadiri, dealer principal, Auto Gallery Mitsubishi – Murrieta. "This is the perfect opportunity to introduce the Mitsubishi brand to a new community as we continue to strengthen our partnership with the Mitsubishi brand and our customers across the Inland Empire."

Last year, MMNA expanded its national field operations network from two regions to four by adding new offices in Florida and California in an effort to reinforce sales support for dealers. The Florida and California teams joined established operations based in New Jersey and Texas. Concurrent with the expansion of its field operations, Mitsubishi added 45 new dealers,  focusing on strong and consistent growth with the right partners in the right markets.

With four unique vehicles competing across multiple rapidly growing  crossover utility vehicle (CUV) segments, including the Outlander PHEV, the world's best-selling plug-in hybrid**, MMNA posted overall sales of 118,074 vehicles in 2018, up 13.9 percent over 2017. It was the brand's best annual sales performance since 2007 and capped six consecutive years of sales growth in the U.S. This momentum continues to strengthen the brand's reputation while attracting an expanded pool of buyers in showrooms across the country.

"We are continuing to build momentum with the addition of Auto Gallery Mitsubishi - Murrieta to our portfolio of dealers," said Greg Carrow, regional dealer network manager, western region, MMNA. "As we add new dealerships to previously untapped markets, we'll continue to work diligently toward improving and strengthening the shopping experience for customers across our entire North American dealer network."

Auto Gallery Mitsubishi-Murrieta is located at 26825 Auto Mall Parkway, Murrieta, California, 92562, and can be reached by telephone at 951-372-0008.

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*Based on Motor Intelligence CY2017 and CY2018 Sales by Manufacturer data. Excludes premium brands.
** Based on IHS Markit New Registrations of plug in hybrid and all SUV body styles for Jan 2013 - Sept 2018 compiled from governments & other sources (where available). Captures 95% of global new vehicle volumes in more than 80 countries.

About Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Through a network of more than 360 dealer partners across the United States, Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc., (MMNA) is responsible for the sales, research and development, marketing and customer service of Mitsubishi Motors vehicles in the U. S. 2018 marked the brand's sixth consecutive year of sales growth.

Located in Cypress, Calif., MMNA is a part of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, the largest automaker alliance in the world. Mitsubishi continues to lead the way in the development of highly efficient, affordably priced new gasoline-powered automobiles, while using its industry-leading knowledge in battery-electric vehicles to develop future EV and PHEV models.

For more information on Mitsubishi vehicles, please contact the Mitsubishi Motors News Bureau at (888) 560-6672 or visit media.mitsubishicars.com.

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