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Mitsubishi Motors new president

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Managing Director Tetsuro Aikawa. The automaker plans to promote Aikawa to president on April 1, 2014, replacing Osamu Masuko, company sources said Jan. 31.

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Gov't finds fuel economy of M'bishi cars worse than advertised

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa (L) and Chairman Osamu Masuko (2nd from L) bow in apology as they speaks to reporters at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Tokyo on June 21, 2016, after meeting with transport minister Keiichi Ishii. The transport ministry said it has found that the fuel economy of four minicar models produced by the automaker was up to 16 percent worse than their catalog figures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gov't finds fuel economy of M'bishi cars worse than advertised

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman Osamu Masuko (C) receives instructions from transport minister Keiichi Ishii (L) at the ministry in Tokyo on June 21, 2016, with MMC President Tetsuro Aikawa bowing by his side. The transport ministry said it has found that the fuel economy of four minicar models produced by the automaker was up to 16 percent worse than their catalog figures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M'bishi Motors' fuel economy scandal widens, involves 20 models

(From L) Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa, Chairman Osamu Masuko, and Executive Vice President Ryugo Nakao bow to apologize at the beginning of a press conference in Tokyo on June 17, 2016. The automaker said that day that 20 models sold over the past 10 years are affected by the ongoing fuel economy scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M'bishi Motors' fuel economy scandal widens, involves 20 models

Tetsuro Aikawa, president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., attends a press conference in Tokyo on June 17, 2016. The automaker said that day that 20 models sold over the past 10 years are affected by the ongoing fuel economy scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mitsubishi Motors president to resign in June

Scandal-tainted Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman Osamu Masuko (L) and President Tetsuro Aikawa attend a press conference in Tokyo on May 18, 2016. Aikawa said he will step down on June 24 to take responsibility for a fuel economy data scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mitsubishi Motors president to resign in June

Scandal-tainted Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman Osamu Masuko (R) and President Tetsuro Aikawa attend a press conference in Tokyo on May 18, 2016. Aikawa said he will step down on June 24 to take responsibility for a fuel economy data scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M'bishi Motors president to quit by summer over fuel economy scandal

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa, seen in this undated photo, plans to step down by the summer of 2016 over a fuel economy manipulation scandal and Chairman Osamu Masuko is likely to concurrently hold the post in the meantime, sources close to the matter said on May 18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M'bishi's rigged fuel efficiency data involved even more car models

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman Osamu Masuko speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 11, 2016, alongside the automaker's president Tetsuro Aikawa (L). Mitsubishi Motors said its rigged fuel efficiency data based on calculations rather than actual tests may have involved several more car models than previously acknowledged. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M'bishi's rigged fuel efficiency data involved more cars than known

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa (L) and Chairman Osamu Masuko (2nd from L) bow in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on May 11, 2016, as the carmaker said its rigged fuel efficiency data based on calculations rather than actual tests may have involved several more car models than it previously revealed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M'bishi Motors delays profit outlook release

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa (C) offers an apology at a press conference in Tokyo on April 27, 2016, as the company delayed the release of its earnings outlook for fiscal 2016 through next March due to uncertainty over the impact of its unfolding scandal over fuel economy. "It's extremely difficult to estimate the future (impact of the scandal)," Aikawa said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M'bishi Motors delays profit outlook release

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa offers an apology at a press conference in Tokyo on April 27, 2016, as the company delayed the release of its earnings outlook for fiscal 2016 through next March due to uncertainty over the impact of its unfolding scandal over fuel economy. "It's extremely difficult to estimate the future (impact of the scandal)," Aikawa said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M'bishi Motors delays profit outlook release

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa (R) offers an apology at a press conference in Tokyo on April 27, 2016, as the company delayed the release of its earnings outlook for fiscal 2016 through next March due to uncertainty over the impact of its unfolding scandal over fuel economy. "It's extremely difficult to estimate the future (impact of the scandal)," Aikawa said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M'bishi Motors delays profit outlook release

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa offers an apology at a press conference in Tokyo on April 27, 2016, as the company delayed the release of its earnings outlook for fiscal 2016 through next March due to uncertainty over the impact of its unfolding scandal over fuel economy. "It's extremely difficult to estimate the future (impact of the scandal)," Aikawa said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M'bishi used noncompliant fuel economy testing method for past 25 yrs

Tetsuro Aikawa (C), president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., attends a press conference at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Tokyo on April 26, 2016, after submitting to the ministry an investigation report about manipulation of fuel economy data for the company's four minicar models. The automaker admitted it had collected data to calculate fuel economy using a method that does not comply with Japanese standards since 1991. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M'bishi used noncompliant fuel economy testing method for past 25 yrs

Tetsuro Aikawa, president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., looks down during a press conference at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Tokyo on April 26, 2016, after submitting to the ministry an investigation report about manipulation of fuel economy data for the company's four minicar models. The automaker admitted it had collected data to calculate fuel economy using a method that does not comply with Japanese standards since 1991. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M'bishi used noncompliant fuel economy testing method for past 25 yrs

Tetsuro Aikawa, president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., speaks at a press conference at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Tokyo on April 26, 2016, after submitting to the ministry an investigation report about manipulation of fuel economy data for the company's four minicar models. The automaker admitted it had collected data to calculate fuel economy using a method that does not comply with Japanese standards since 1991. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M'bishi used noncompliant fuel economy testing method for past 25 yrs

Tetsuro Aikawa, president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., apologizes during a press conference at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Tokyo on April 26, 2016, after submitting to the ministry an investigation report about manipulation of fuel economy data for the company's four minicar models. The automaker admitted it had collected data to calculate fuel economy using a method that does not comply with Japanese standards since 1991. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M'bishi Motors admits improper testing methods for fuel efficiency

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa attends a press conference in Tokyo on April 20, 2016. The company admitted to using improper testing methods to make four minivehicle models look more fuel efficient than they actually are. A total of 625,000 units, including 468,000 supplied to Nissan Motor Co., are affected. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M'bishi Motors admits improper testing methods for fuel efficiency

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa (R) bows in apology at the end of a press conference in Tokyo on April 20, 2016. The company admitted to using improper testing methods to make four vehicle models look more fuel efficient than they actually are. A total of 625,000 units, including 468,000 supplied to Nissan Motor Co., are affected. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M'bishi Motors admits improper testing methods for fuel efficiency

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa attends a press conference in Tokyo on April 20, 2016. The company admitted to using improper testing methods to make four minivehicle models look more fuel efficient than they actually are. A total of 625,000 units, including 468,000 supplied to Nissan Motor Co., are affected. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mitsubishi Motors to end U.S. vehicle production at end of November

Tetsuro Aikawa, president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., speaks to the press at its headquarters in Tokyo on July 27, 2015. Aikawa stated that the company will end motor vehicle production in the United States at the end of November 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mitsubishi Motors' new-look Outlander PHEV

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa stands beside Outlander PHEV, the Japanese automaker's improved plug-in hybrid SUV, in Tokyo on June 18, 2015. It will go on sale on July 9. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M'bishi Motors eyes boosting sales in ASEAN

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa (R) attends a sales promotional event for the Triton pickup truck in Hanoi on May 27, 2015, as the company aims to further boost its business in Association of Southeast Asian Nations market. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M'bishi Motors unveils plug-in hybrid concept car at Geneva show

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. of Japan for the first time unveils a plug-in hybrid concept car at the Geneva International Motor Show in the Swiss city on March 3, 2015, as MMC President Tetsuro Aikawa stands by the vehicle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gov't finds fuel economy of M'bishi cars worse than advertised

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Tetsuro Aikawa (L) and Chairman Osamu Masuko (2nd from L) speak to reporters at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Tokyo on June 21, 2016, after meeting with transport minister Keiichi Ishii. The transport ministry said it has found that the fuel economy of four minicar models produced by the automaker was up to 16 percent worse than their catalog figures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mitsubishi Motors president to resign in June

Scandal-tainted Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman Osamu Masuko and President Tetsuro Aikawa attend a press conference in Tokyo on May 18, 2016. Aikawa said he will step down on June 24 to take responsibility for a fuel economy data scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo