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SouEast Motors to give V3 slight makeover for 2012
The V3 is keeping the wolf from the door at SouEast Motors, without the popular model the Fujian based company would likely find itself in a much worse situation. The V3 is based on the sixth generation of Lancer, and as such is actually quite a decent drive in itself, under the hood a 1.5L [...]
SouEast V5 Concept spotted out testing
What is happening at SouEast? Nobody knows. The once famous partner to Mitsubishi is obviously falling behind in the race for a slice of the China market pie, SouEast and Mitsubishi once had a fairly good stranglehold on the Chinese market with the Freeca, Delica, and old Lancers. Mitsubishi injected some life into the joint [...]
SouEast V3 gets minor make over for 2012
SouEast maybe a small company but they have not slowed down their work on improving the SouEast V3 over the past few years, the V3 is based off the last generation of Mitsubishi Lancer so has a solid platform underneath of it The V3 is powered by a 1.5L engine which is popular with younger [...]
SouEast-Mitsubishi joint venture gets another shot at life
Mitsubishi’s fortunes in China are about to change yet again, the joint venture appeared to have become stale over time with Mitsubishi becoming less interested in the partnership and more interested in working with Guangzhou Auto, now it appears that Mitsubishi are back on with SouEast. The SouEast-Mitsubishi joint venture seemed to have been originally [...]
SouEast launches minivan to target rural buyers
SouEast have been struggling to find their feet since in the Chinese market since the market heated up considerably in 2006 and 2007, prior to this they were happy to producing older Mitsubishi models, in 2009 Mitsubishi ramped up its partnership with SouEast which saw the introduction of the latest generation of Lancer and will [...]
Mitsubishi Colt Plus spotted out testing – launch imminent?
At some point in mid 2009, Mitsubishi realized its China offerings were rather stale and decided to give the China market a booster shot with the launch of the Mitsubishi Lancer via their SouEast partner in Fujian. Sales of the Lancer have not been great so far, and has failed to become the ‘Ford Focus [...]
Mitsubishi planning on making a small car in China
Both English and Chinese language media reports from earlier today are excitedly reporting that Mitsubishi are planning to build a small car for the Chinese market, what they don’t seem to realise is that Mitsubishi have been planning on building the Mitsubishi Colt in China for the past two years. The joint venture between SouEast [...]
Mitsubishi Colt spotted in China again, big mouth this time
The Mitsubishi Colt is set to go into production at Mitsubishi’s flailing joint venture with SouEast that is getting a boost in the arm with the addition of a new line up of cars. The JV has been stalling for an number of years due to a seeming neglect by Mitsubishi who failed to introduce [...]
SouEast Motor to recall Mitsubishi Lancer
SouEast motor have only just launched the Lancer, but due to a fault with a bolt in certain CVT models they are initiating a recall to bring the cars back to the dealerships. The Lancer first rolled off the production lines in September was available for sale in late December, previous Lancer models were once [...]
SouEast to revamp range this year
In 2009 SouEast finally got themselves into gear, they had been selling a stale range of ex-Mitsubishi vehicles such as the Freeca, and Delica. Soueast put the new V3 into production, they put the Mitsubishi Zinger into production, and also the 10th Generation Lancer, which has breathed a breath of fresh air into the range [...]
Mitsubishi Colt spotted out testing again – China bound at last?
The Mitsubishi Colt has a minor cult (Colt?) following in overseas markets where it is praised for its reliability, and in certain models performance. The Colt has been spotted out testing before in China, but nothing has come it since August this year. The introduction of the Colt is likely to happen via the SouEast-Mitsubishi [...]
Chinese made Mitsubishi Lancer comes off the line
The Chinese made Lancer is the latest entry into the super competitive compact car segment, the first models rolled off the SouEast-Mitsubishi production line earlier this week: The SouEast made Lancer will come in two flavors, a 1.8L and a 2.0L CVT and also a 5 speed manual for those who love to go clutch-gear-clutch-gear [...]
SouEast-Lancer to roll off production line this month
The much awaited SouEast-Mitsubishi Lancer is going to be rolling down the production line this month, and will give the mid size compact sedan market a shake up. The Lancer EX will come with a 1.8l and a 2.0l engine with a six speed sports gearbox. The engines will be imported models from the 4B1 [...]
Mitsubishi Colt Plus testing in China
Are SouEast reading a small car to take on the Chinese roads? It seems so from these pictures, which show a Mitsubishi Colt Plus testing on Chinese roads (left) SouEast Mitsubishi have been left behind in recent years with their sales due to a poor under performing range, the Mitsubishi Lancer has perormed okay, but [...]
Chinese made Lancer finally given Chinese name
The next generation of Soueast Mitsubishi Lancer is getting ready to roll off the production line. The current SouEast built Lancer is somewhere between the 5th and 6th and 7th generation Lancers, and is quite frankly, nothing compared to the 8th generation model. Thankfully, SouEast and their JV partner, Mitsubishi, do have plans to introduce [...]
Chinese police to get Lancers?
The Chinese made Mitsubishi Lancer is due to go into production soon, but a police version has already been sighted in the SouEast factory, as well as a regular civilian model: China wont get a domestically made EVO but will get a 1.8l and 2.0l engines. The 1.8l produces 177Nm of torque, but power ratings [...]
SouEast V4 to launch next year?
The Soueast V4 is SouEast’s second self developed vehicle, and runs on the back of the well selling V3 sedan. S The V4 will measure (LxWxH) 4390×1750×1450mm，and will have a wheelbase of 2500mm, which makes the V4 quite a big car, and will possibly use the fastback design theory that we most recently saw on [...]
Chinese made Lancer to get 1.8L + 2.0L engines
The Chinese made Lancer is set to launch in the PRC, equipepd with 1.8 and 2.0l engines, the base 1.6 will also be available. Sadly the EVO will not be made in China, but will remain on sale via the import method oddly via BAW dealerships rather than their JV partner, SouEast. The new Lancer [...]
SouEast V4 Hatch – Wowsers!
SouEast have had a funny, slightly odd run of cars for the past few years, their cars have been left behind design wise and this has been reflected in their rather poor car sales of late. But with the launch of the V3 sedan, and the upcoming V4 below, we expect their fortunes to change [...]
Sporty Galant for Chinese market
The SouEast Mitsubishi Galant has not been a massive seller against the omnipresent Japanese and German competition, especially the VW Passat, Honda Accord, and the Toyota Camry. SouEast are going to introduce a sports model of the Galant in the hopes raising sales. The sports version is expected to use a 2.4L 16v Mitsubishi engine, [...]
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