Is Mitsubishi making a comeback?

With the demise of Mitsubishi in Britain 2020, the Cirencester Company’s business activities (e.g. looking after the existing parc of customer vehicles, parts, servicing, etc.) is now being handled by the large International Motors Group (IMG). IMG grew out of the ex-Jensen Cars in West Bromwich, evolving into Jensen Special Parts (JSP), which initially commissioned the unusually versatile and boxy but good Mini-based Hustler programme by William Towns. That was later turned down, leaving Towns to offer it himself in self-build kit car form.

Instead, IMG quickly became the official British importers of Subaru (a position it has held since the late-1970s), the UK’s original Hyundai distributor (which IMG must wish it still retained today, given the modern popularity of the South Korean brand), plus briefly Maserati, Daihatsu (another recent Japanese escapee from the UK/European markets) and Great Wall from China.

Quite if or when Mitsubishi will return to the British market, time will tell, but if this does happen, the brand’s product offering here looks likely to be more restricted than in the past, with a range Renault-derived models.