Mitsubishi Announcement On Dakkar Rally

Tokyo, Mitsubishi announced that their retreat from participation in the event Dakkar Rally. This is done to reduce expenditures due to the impact of global crisis. After begins by Honda that their declare the retreat from Honda's Formula 1 racing event, now Mitsubishi Motors Corp. to become a car manufacturer at Japan's have last states withdraw from the activities of Motorsport event.

"The Economic Global incidential decreasing needs to create a company have to focus in more stringent income source ," Mitsubishi said in a statement as Reuters . During the 26-time participate in Dakar, Mitsubishi has reach 12 victories, including seven consecutive victories from 2001 until 2007. Mitsubishi also participated in the last event Dakkar Rally that held in Argentina and Chile.

"The Discussion (on the participation in the future) is already in progress and continue to first during the race. But the decision in the end is today," said Adam Sorkin's Mitsubishi.

While Dakar Rally 2009 yesterday, mitsubishi strengthened by Pascal Maimon, Gilles Picard, S. Lucas Cruz, Jean Paul Cottret, Hiroshi Masuoka Stephane Peterhansel, Luc Alphand and Joan Nani Roma. Not only in Dakar Rally, Mitsubishi also end their participation in the Spain Steel rally and also Portugal Steel Rally.