Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: When DaimlerChrysler briefly controlled Chrysler and Mitsubishi , the Lancer name was given to Mitsubishi for usage in North America .
Simplified: The Mitsubishi Mirage is a subcompact car produced by Mitsubishi Motors from 1978 to 2002 . It was also sold as the Mitsubishi Colt or Lancer Fiore .