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It was clarified that Mitsubishi Motors started the negotiation in the direction where the investment was accepted from Peugeot Citroen France auto major group (PSA) on the third.


As for the two companies, it had already formed a business tie-up as Mitsubishi Motors decided electric vehicle (EV) supply to Peugeot, and Mitsubishi Motors requested the investment to PSA.

The car group in the sixth place in the world that follows U.S. Ford Motor is born if it achieves it.

The two companies are negotiating in the direction where Peugeot undertakes the allocation of new shares to a third party of Mitsubishi Motors. Peugeot seems to insist to Mitsubishi Motors that wants to stop the ratio of capital contribution of Peugeot in about 20 percent or less any more.

The winding is expected as for the negotiation, and the conclusion also has the view of becoming after the new year.

Peugeot is in an associate relationship diversified as joint production is planned in Russia besides cooperation with EV with Mitsubishi Motors.

Mitsubishi Motors thinks that they advance the improvement of the financial position as a part of the preferred stock that mounts up to 440 billion yen by the capital procured by the capital tie-up is redeemed in the buyback.

PSA is expected that there will be an aim of taking the technological development power etc. of EV of Mitsubishi Motors and improving global competitiveness. Correspondence is a pressing need in the direction where carbon dioxide (CO2) exhaust amount restriction is strengthened in the manufacturer while the car market in the advanced country reduces rapidly due to the world recession since last autumn.

As for Mitsubishi Motors, management deteriorates because of "Cover-up of defective vehicles" in the first half of the 2000's etc.Rebuilding is advanced by the support of the Mitsubishi group with the right to vote of 34% in total.