Automotive News / September 05, 2005 For the first time in more than two years, the people at Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America could cheer instead of cringe as they reported their monthly sales numbers. August sales were 2.1 percent higher than in the year-ago month. Mitsubishi's last gain was in June 2003, when sales were 1.1 percent higher than in the year-earlier period. And the 2.1 percent upturn in August was the best since a surge of 10.3 percent in August 2002. In August, Mitsubishi dealers sold 8,160 cars and 2,785 trucks for a total of 10,945 new vehicles. Year-to-date sales of 87,074 are down 29.6 percent from last year.

Wow... all new Eclipse is released (I think last Spring?) and sales finally rise 2.1%. Hopefully the Raider can do better... if not... Mitsubishi is doomed.