Mitsubishi eyes North America production with Nissan amid Trump tariffs

Joint production could help boost operation at Nissan plants

Mitsubishi Motors stopped producing vehicles in the U.S. in 2015, and now imports all units it sells in the country. (Mitsubishi Motors)

TAKAKO FUJIU

May 9, 2025 00:31 JST

TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Motors is considering producing vehicles at a Nissan Motor plant in North America, the automaker said Thursday, as a past decision to end U.S. production leaves it exposed to steep tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.

Mitsubishi projects a 28% drop in group operating profit to 100 billion yen ($691 million) for fiscal 2025, the company said. U.S. auto tariffs are seen taking a 40 billion yen dent out of the total.