Mitsubishi Announces New CEO

Feb. 28, 2018

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation today announced that effective April 1, Fred Diaz will succeed Ryujiro Kobashi as president and CEO of Mitsubishi Motors North America.

Feb. 28, 2018—Mitsubishi Motors Corporation announced that effective April 1, 2018, Fred Diaz will succeed Ryujiro Kobashi as president and CEO of Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc

Diaz will lead Mitsubishi Motors’ business in North America leveraging his 29 years of sales, marketing and customer relations experience in the U.S. Kobashi will return to Mitsubishi Motors’ headquarters to assume an important role in overseas sales in Tokyo after a successful four-year tenure as the head of MMNA.

The announcement follows MMNA surpassing its 100,000 sales milestone during 2017, which allowed Mitsubishi Motors to become the fastest growing non-luxury brand in the United States. Under Kobashi’s leadership, MMNA was able to rebuild Mitsubishi Motors’ sales and successfully launch the Eclipse Cross CUV as well as other important models in North America.

In October 2017, Mitsubishi Motors announced its three-year Drive for Growth plan, which aims to improve the company’s U.S. dealership network and grow sales by 30 percent to 130,000 units per year. Across North America, MMNA will continue the company’s momentum and build on its position as a core market for Mitsubishi Motors.

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