Mitsubishi Outlander Facts for Kids

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2022 Mitsubishi Outlander SE
Overview
Manufacturer	Mitsubishi Motors
Also called	Mitsubishi Airtrek (Japan, 2001–2008) Peugeot 4007 (2007–2012) Citroën C-Crosser (2007–2012)
Production	2001–present
Body and chassis
Class	Compact crossover SUV
Body style	5-door SUV
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel-drive Front-engine, all-wheel-drive (S-AWC)

The Mitsubishi Outlander (Japanese: 三菱・アウトランダー, Hepburn: Mitsubishi Autorandā) is a compact crossover SUV manufactured by Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors. It was originally known as the Mitsubishi Airtrek (Japanese: 三菱・エアトレック, Hepburn: Mitsubishi Eatorekku) when it was introduced in Japan in 2001.

The original Airtrek name was chosen to "describe the vehicle's ability to transport its passengers on adventure-packed journeys in a 'free-as-a-bird' manner", and was "coined from Air and Trek to express the idea of footloose, adventure-filled motoring pleasure." The Outlander nameplate which replaced it evoked a "feeling of journeying to distant, unexplored lands in search of adventure."

The second generation of the vehicle was introduced in 2006 and all markets including Japan adopted the Outlander name, although production of the older version continued in parallel. It was built on the company's GS platform, and used various engines developed by Mitsubishi, Volkswagen, and PSA Peugeot Citroën. PSA's Citroën C-Crosser and Peugeot 4007, which were manufactured by Mitsubishi in Japan, are badge engineered versions of the second generation Outlander. Global sales achieved the 1.5 million unit milestone in October 2016, 15 years after its market launch.

As part of the third generation line-up, Mitsubishi launched in January 2013 a plug-in hybrid model called Outlander PHEV. As of January 2022^[update], global sales totaled about 300,000 units, and according to JATO Dynamics, the Outlander PHEV is the world's all-time best selling plug-in hybrid since December 2018. As of 2019^[update], Europe is the leading market with over 126,000 units sold through January 2019, and the Outlander plug-in hybrid listed as Europe's best-selling plug-in hybrid car for five years running, 2015 to 2019.

The fourth-generation model was released 2021. Following Mitsubishi's entry to Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance, the fourth-generation Outlander is based on the Rogue/X-Trail, which is built on the CMF-CD platform.

Sales and production
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Sales and production

Global Outlander sales achieved the 1.5 million unit milestone in October 2016, 15 years after its market launch.

Sales

Year	U.S.	Europe	Australia	China
2002	11,346
2003	34,088	8,001
2004	18,104	11,468		14,918
2005	11,848	9,575		8,800
2006	11,493	7,921		6,538
2007	23,285	34,026		5,146
2008	13,471	28,941
2009	10,283	19,242
2010	12,500	21,740
2011	9,788	17,783
2012	7,750	14,711
2013	12,287	25,960
2014	13,068	33,744
2015	19,055	46,581
2016	26,576	40,578		16,655
2017	35,409	36,281		84,708
2018	41,818	39,242		105,621
2019	40,775	47,381	17,514	84,960
2020	29,096	33,729	12,004	57,096
2021	36,133	13,897	14,572	55,856

Production

Year	Production		Sales				Total (Year)
Year	Airtrek	Outlander	Airtrek (Japan)	Airtrek (export)	Outlander (Japan)	Outlander (export)	Produced	Sold
2001	21,245	-	19,160	601	-	-	21,245	19,761
2002	68,431	-	14,132	45,845	-	-	68,431	59,977
2003	77,331	60,512+	7,427	7,917	N/A	60,512	137,843+	75,856+
2004	60,817	56,997+	3,198	320	N/A	56,997	117,814+	60,515+
2005	49,596	21,173	1,030	302	18,919	48,822	70,769	69,073
2006	31,326	81,883	10	248	16,734	91,693	113,209	108,685
2007	10,857+	170,084	N/A	N/A	11,194	157,292	180,941+	168,486+
2008	5,714+	129,383	N/A	N/A	6,531	115,849	135,097+	122,380+
2009	-	98,718	-	-	7,638	89,919	98,718	97,557
2010	-	124,345	-	-	6,852	116,672	124,345	123,524
2011	-	96,261	-	-	4,249	93,828	96,261	98,077
2012	-	105,995	-	-	8,439	95,305	105,995	103,744
2013	-	N/A	-	-	9,608+	8,197+	N/A	17,805+
2014	-	N/A	-	-	10,064+	21,072+	N/A	31,136+
2015	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	172,100
2016								185,000
2017								257,000
2018								235,000
Total (separate)	264,500+	1,000,599+	44,957+	55,233+	93,376+	956,158+	1,382,608+	1,149,724+
Total (Combined)	1,382,608+		1,149,724+				232,884+ (not sold)