Mitsubishi Freeca
Encyclopedia
The Mitsubishi Freeca is a compact MPV
designed by Mitsubishi Motors
and China Motor Corporation
for the Asia
n market, and built in Taiwan
, China
and the Philippines
, where it is known as the Mitsubishi Adventure. It was first released on September 11, 1997, and the 50,000th Freeca was manufactured in the Philippines plant in March 2005. In the Philippines, the Adventure was given major redesigns in 2001 and then 2004, then a minor facelift in late 2009.
The vehicle is also known as the Mitsubishi Kuda in Indonesia
where "Kuda" means Horse
in Indonesian and where it was locally manufactured until 2005, and Mitsubishi Jolie in Vietnam
. The model name "Freeca" is coined from "free" and "ca", the Taiwanese for vehicle. The Chinese factory also manufactures badge engineered
Freecas for the South Africa
n market, which are locally assembled in Cape Town
as the Africar Landio and Africar Jockey.
* Freeca and Zinger
combined production figures
Compact MPV
A compact MPV is a car classification used in Europe to describe multi-purpose vehicle versions of small family cars , fitting between the mini MPV and large MPV sub-segments...
designed by Mitsubishi Motors
Mitsubishi Motors
is a multinational automaker headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. In 2009 it was the fifth-largest Japan-based automaker and the 17th-largest in the world measured by production...
and China Motor Corporation
China Motor Corporation
China Motor Corporation is an automobile manufacturer based in Taipei, Taiwan. It was founded in June 1969, and signed a technology sharing contract with Mitsubishi Motors the following year. On December 12 1973 they opened their first manufacturing facility, in Yangmei...
for the Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n market, and built in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, where it is known as the Mitsubishi Adventure. It was first released on September 11, 1997, and the 50,000th Freeca was manufactured in the Philippines plant in March 2005. In the Philippines, the Adventure was given major redesigns in 2001 and then 2004, then a minor facelift in late 2009.
The vehicle is also known as the Mitsubishi Kuda in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
where "Kuda" means Horse
Horse
The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
in Indonesian and where it was locally manufactured until 2005, and Mitsubishi Jolie in Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. The model name "Freeca" is coined from "free" and "ca", the Taiwanese for vehicle. The Chinese factory also manufactures badge engineered
Badge engineering
Badge engineering is an ironic term that describes the rebadging of one product as another...
Freecas for the South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n market, which are locally assembled in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
as the Africar Landio and Africar Jockey.
Production
| Year | Taiwan (Freeca) |
Philippines (Adventure) |
Indonesia (Kuda) |
China (Freeca) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–99 | Figures unavailable | |||
| 2000 | 17,044 | 6,729 | 20,916 | 1,050 |
| 2001 | 13,531 | 7,714 | 4,776 | 7,350 |
| 2002 | 12,537 | 7,742 | 9,669 | 8,970 |
| 2003 | 11,800 | 3,921 | 7,350 | 12,630 |
| 2004 | 11,359 | 5,868 | 5,670 | 7,458 |
| 2005 | 12,479* | 5,876 | 825 | 4,163 |
| 2006 | 4,791* | 4,560 | - | 1,911 |
| 2007 | 6,682* | 6,033 | - | 1,650 |
| 2008 | 2,133* | 4,570 | - | 721 |
* Freeca and Zinger
Mitsubishi Zinger
The Mitsubishi Zinger is a MPV designed by Mitsubishi Motors in conjunction with the China Motor Corporation, based on the chassis of the Mitsubishi Challenger, and sold in Taiwan from December 24, 2005. The name derives from a "person or something full of energy and vitality"...
combined production figures