Bill Penney Mitsubishi

Have you been wondering how you could make your new Mitsubishi a little "greener?" Good news, readers! Mitsubishi has a new option for its environmentally-friendly drivers with new recyclable floor mats, made of plant-based materials.

Mitsubishi certainly has a lot to be proud about for the 2011 year. The results are in, and the company's sales were up an astounding 41.9 percent this past year compared to 2010. This period of growth also represents the auto manufacturer's highest number of sales since 2008.

We mentioned in the Mitsubishi i in two of our previous blog posts due to its fantastic fuel economy and marketing campaign, but now we have even more good news about the vehicle. It's true, the experts at Mitsubishi are experts for a reason; they know when it's time to roll out a new product to have it successfully compete in the market. That's why the company has decided to move up the release of its 2013 Mitsubishi i by a full six months to better compete with other auto brands' electric vehicles. The original rollout of the i was scheduled for December 2012, but will now happen by July, according to the company's President, Osamu Masuko.

Shhh . . . Bill Penney Mitsubishi has a secret. Can you keep it? When we heard Mitsubishi say recently that it planned to lead the global market in electric vehicles, we were optimistic, but we needed more proof to be really excited. And, now, we can be! Rumor has it that the company is working on a new, light electric truck that is slated to hit the market sometime in early 2013. And, this EV looks like it will be more focused on a commercial market than previous models.