The primary of a number of deliberate new Mitsubishi electrical automobiles will likely be a small electrical SUV, Automotive Information reported on Sunday.
This new mannequin will arrive within the U.S. within the second half of 2026, in keeping with the report, which cites feedback from Mitsubishi executives to sellers on the 2025 Nationwide Car Sellers Affiliation (NADA) present in New Orleans that concluded final weekend.
2025 Mitsubishi lineup
An nameless supply with information of the matter advised Automotive Information that the EV is predicted to be a “small crossover coupe-styled car just like the deliberate Nissan Leaf alternative”—a mannequin that Nissan has confirmed is within the works and is predicted throughout the subsequent couple years, primarily based on manufacturing plans.
Nissan owns 34% of Mitsubishi. The present Mitsubishi Outlander shares its platform with the Nissan Rogue, and the Outlander is accessible as a plug-in hybrid. However Nissan is doubtlessly now within the strategy of merging with Honda, and whereas preliminary reporting indicated Mitsubishi would take part, subsequent studies claimed the automaker would possibly preserve its distance.
Teaser for future Mitsubishi U.S. lineup
If this report proves correct, the small crossover would be the first all-electric Mitsubishi bought within the U.S. because the retirement of the i-MiEV after the 2017 mannequin 12 months. And it may very well be the primary of a number of new EVs, hybrids, and plug-in hybrids launched by Mitsubishi over the subsequent few years—assuming the automaker’s present product plans stay in place.
In Could 2024, Mitsubishi unveiled its “Momentum 2030” plan, calling for one new or refreshed mannequin to be launched every year between 2026 and the tip of the last decade, powered by a mixture of “advanced-technology internal-combustion engines, hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and battery-electrics.” An accompanying teaser picture confirmed seven automobiles, marking a vital enlargement of the lineup. Mitsubishi additionally teased an electrical pickup truck in 2023, nevertheless it’s unclear if that mannequin is a part of the U.S. product plan.
