Mitsubishi is one of the largest Japanese corporations specializing in the production of automobiles. Mitsubishi Motors, headquartered in Tokyo, is part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The corporation was founded by Yataro Iwasaki (Yataro Iwasaki) in 1873, originally as a shipbuilding and ship repair company, which, during the lifetime of its founder, extended its sphere of interests to all kinds of technical innovations of that time. In 1917, Mitsubishi released the Model-A, Japan's first production car. It was in those years that the philosophy of engineering excellence and the highest reliability of Mitsubishi cars was laid. Today Mitsubishi Motors is one of the world's largest manufacturers, producing more than 1.6 million vehicles a year in 32 countries. Mitsubishi manufactures a wide range of products, from minivans to heavy trucks, buses and special commercial vehicles. Mitsubishi's cutting-edge technology is recognized around the world, and the reliability of vehicles bearing the iconic Three Diamonds emblem has been proven in the harshest of sports conditions. Today, more than 80 years after its birth as an automobile manufacturer, Mitsubishi Motors remains at the forefront of the industry and maintains the pioneering spirit inherited from the very first Mitsubishi vehicles