Tokyo, August 3, 2020 – MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) together with its two local distributors concluded a disaster cooperation agreement on August 3 with Otofuke Town in Hokkaido.
MMC's Tokachi Research & Development Center, one of the company's important facilities, is located in Otofuke Town, where MMC conducts driving tests for cold regions. This agreement enables MMC to also make a contribution at the time of disaster in the area.
(the 2nd and 3rd from the left) Keiji Arai, General Manager, Tokachi Research &
Development Center of MMC, Mr. Shinji Ono, Mayor of Otofuke Town.
The other two are the presidents of the local distributors.
Development Center of MMC, Mr. Shinji Ono, Mayor of Otofuke Town.
The other two are the presidents of the local distributors.
The purpose of this agreement is to reduce time taken to confirm necessary information with the local government when disasters occur, and to quickly provide disaster-affected areas and evacuation sites with MMC's electric vehicles, such as Outlander PHEV plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, which can serve as power sources. MMC is promoting the DENDO Community Support Program to establish disaster cooperation agreements with local governments throughout Japan by FY2022, and this agreement with Otofuke Town is the 59th thus far.
Tokachi Research & Development Center will celebrate 24th year in November 2020 since its establishment. In June 2020, it was certified by Kushiro City General Hospital as a meeting point for taking off and landing of air ambulances to transport disaster victims and other emergency patients.
"We are happy to contribute to the creation of a safe and secure Otofuke Town," said Keiji Arai, general manager, Tokachi Research & Development Center, at the signing ceremony on the August 3.
Going forward, MMC will continue cooperating closely with local governments throughout Japan to facilitate greater understanding and dissemination of electric vehicles, and to promote initiatives that aim to strengthen support systems in case of disasters.
About MITSUBISHI MOTORS
MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION is a global automobile company based in Tokyo, Japan, which has a competitive edge in SUVs and pickup trucks, electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The company launched the i-MiEV –the first mass-produced electric vehicle in 2009, which was followed by the OUTLANDER PHEV in 2013 –a plug-in hybrid market leader in Japan and Europe. Mitsubishi Motors has 30,000 employees and a global footprint with production facilities in Japan, Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines and Russia. Models, such as the PAJERO SPORT/MONTERO SPORT, TRITON/L200, OUTLANDER, ASX/OUTLANDER SPORT/RVR and XPANDER play a major role in achieving its growth. The global sales volume in fiscal year 2019 was 1,127,000 units, and the net sales of Mitsubishi Motors for fiscal year 2019 was 2.27 trillion yen. Mitsubishi Motors is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
