Mitsubishi ASX eyes 6,000 sales in China by year-end

Shanghai August 30 (Gasgoo.com) Mitsubishi Motors has officially launched its ASX (Jinxuan in Chinese) compact SUV in China on August 19, and expects to sell 5,000-6,000 units by the end of the year, having no intention to produce the car locally, Beijing News reported Monday.

The company will not put the newly launched ASX SUV into local production although there are other rumors swirling about, said the President and the General Manager of Mitsubishi Motor Sales (China) Co. Ltd. (MMSCN) in an interview last week.

Aimed at buyers looking for something between a Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback and an Outlander, the Mitsubishi ASX (Active Smart Crossover) is currently available in five versions in the Chinese market, with the same displacement of 2.0 liters and sold between 183,800 yuan-239,800 yuan ($27,000-$35,000).

Based on the same platform as the Lancer & Outlander, the Mitsubishi ASX is essentially just a smaller Outlander. The ASX measures (LxWxH) 4295mm x 1700mm x 1625mm and has a wheelbase of 2670mm.

On top of that, the ASX uses the same brakes, similar suspension, same 4WD system and many other features of the Outlander.