PARIS -- The new ASX small SUV based on the Renault Captur will lead Mitsubishi’s European relaunch when it arrives in showrooms in March.
The ASX will be available in full-hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions, Mitsubishi said on Tuesday.
"As an electrified SUV, with a full package of advanced technology and infotainment, the new ASX is a perfect fit for the European market," Mitsubishi Motors Europe CEO Frank Krol said in a news release.
The ASX, which is also sold as the RVR or Outlander Sport in some markets, is one of Mitsubishi's core models. It was introduced to Europe in 2010. Last year, 4,898 units of the ASX were sold in the region, according to figures from Dataforce.
Mitsubishi said in 2020 that it would not launch any more new products in Europe, amid a focus on cost-cutting at the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance, instead concentrating on Japan and the Southeast Asia market.
But that decision was reversed when Renault and Mitsubishi reached an agreement in 2021 for two new models to be built in Renault factories -- the ASX and the Colt, a small car based on the Renault Clio, due to launch in November 2023.