Vice President Sonobe to replace Kawasoe as MMC president

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (MMC) plans to name Vice President Takashi Sonobe (file photo), 59, to succeed President Katsuhiko Kawasoe as DaimlerChrysler AG has refused to send a top manager to replace Kawasoe, an MMC source says in Tokyo on Sept. 2. MMC, shaken by a scandal involving cover-ups of customer complaints, will formally disclose the management reshuffle by the end of this month after the Transport Ministry announces punishment over the scandal, according to the source.

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