page_title: Automotive industry in Australia
section_title: Mitsubishi Motors Australia
hierarchical_section_title: Automotive industry in Australia / Large scale manufacturers / Previous / Mitsubishi Motors Australia
caption_attribution_description: English: 1985 Mitsubishi Sigma (GN) GL 2.6 station wagon. Photographed in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia. Vehicle registration enquiry results Jurisdiction Victoria Registration CQI471 Chassis code Not available Engine code M561T02217 Compliance date Not available Year of manufacture 1985
context_page_description: A substantial car industry was created in Australia in the 20th century through the opening of Australian plants by international manufacturers. The first major carmaker was Ford Australia and the first Australian-designed mass production car was manufactured by Holden in 1948. Australian manufacture of cars rose to a maximum of almost half a million in the 1970s and still exceeded 400,000 in 2004. Australia was best known for the design and production of 'large' sized passenger vehicles. By 2009 total production had fallen to around 175,000 and the Australian market was dominated by cars imported from Asia and Europe.
  As of 2015, Australian-designed cars were manufactured by General Motors subsidiary Holden, and Ford Australia, while Toyota Australia manufactured local variants of its international models, particularly the Camry. However, the Ford Australia engine and vehicle plants closed in October 2016 and the Holden and Toyota Australia factories closed in late 2017. Only Fords design and development facilities remain in operation, leaving Australia as one of 13 countries with the capabilities to design and develop mass market cars from scratch.
context_section_description: Mitsubishi Motors Australia (MMA) is a fully owned subsidiary of parent company Mitsubishi Motors Corporation of Japan. A site in Tonsley, South Australia was the location of MMA's vehicle assembly plant. The plant was closed in March 2008 when lacklustre sales of the large Mitsubishi 380 confirmed that domestic vehicle manufacturing was no longer viable.
caption: Mitsubishi Motors Australia produced the Sigma from 1980 to 1987
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