Mitsubishi Motors to make Thailand a hybrid production hub

Japanese automaker intent on competing with Chinese rivals in Southeast Asia

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Mitsubihsi Motors in Thailand will produce a hybrid version of the X PANDER minivan. (Source photos by Reuters and courtesy of Mitsubishi Motors)

HIROFUMI YAMANAKA, Nikkei staff writer

JAKARTA -- Mitsubishi Motors will begin producing hybrid vehicles in Thailand early next year, Nikkei has learned, as the automaker expects at least 10 years of high demand for such vehicles.

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