Yahoo Autos Mitsubishi May Be Axing The Mirage: Report
Cheap new cars used to be a thing. You had models like the Nissan Versa, Hyundai Accent and Chevy Spark that you could go down to the dealer and pick up brand new, with a warranty for well under $20,000. But then everything changed. Consumer buying habits changed to favor more expensive cars, and supply chain shortages meant automakers wanted vehicles to be profitable. As a result, small cars started to be killed off. If a new report from Automotive News is to be believed, Mitsubishi is the latest automaker getting rid of its small car. That’s right: the Mitsubishi Mirage might be dead.
Sources close to the situation told Auto News that the Mirage is getting canned by mid-decade as Mitsubishi plans to “exit the sedan market altogether.” That last part shouldn’t be surprising. Other than the Mirage, the only other vehicles Mitsubishi sells in the U.S. are three different versions of the Outlander and the Eclipse Cross, all crossovers. I reached out to Mitsubishi for a comment on the situation and was told that the company has nothing to add as they won’t comment on speculation.
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It also shouldn’t be surprising that Mitsubishi would be killing off a sedan model. Crossovers are still all the rage and industry experts say that Mitsubishi could pull a move similar to what Hyundai did, sell a cheap car but repackage it as a crossover, like bringing over a small crossover called the XForce to replace the Mirage.
