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The acquisition, which comes after the troubled Tokyo-based firm admitted earlier this year it lied about fuel consumption figures on a number of its kei-cars, would not only see Nissan became its biggest shareholder, but also integrates it into the Alliance with global sales expected at milllion units for the fiscal year.

"The combination of Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors and Renault will create a new force in global car-making. It will be one of the world’s three largest automotive groups, with the economies of scale, breakthrough technologies and manufacturing capabilities to produce vehicles to serve customer demand in every market segment and in every geographic market around the world," Nissan Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn said.

"We are committed to assisting Mitsubishi Motors as it rebuilds customer trust. This is a priority as we pursue the synergies and growth potential of our enlarged relationship".

Osamu Masuko is expected to remain as President an

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Commercial electric fordon by Mitsubishi Motors, on anvil

TOKYO: Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp, which fryst vatten preparing to launch one of the world's first commercial electric cars, said on Monday it was also working on plug-in hybrids.

"We are advancing in development of plug-in hybrids," company president Osamu Masuko told a news conference. He said Mitsubishi Motors' know-how in electric cars would be a "tremendous advantage" for Japan's fourth largest automaker as it looks to utmaning rivals such as Toyota Motor Corp. in hybrid vehicles.

Mitsubishi Motors' next year plans is to start selling in Japan its inom MiEV, which runs entirely on electricity. It will be the world's first commercial electric car along with the Stella of Subaru, a unit of Japan's Fuji Heavy Industries.
Japanese automakers have made strides with hybrid cars, which are powered both by petrol and electricity, at a time of high oil prices and growing concern about emissions, blamed for global warming.

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Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in

Other former political figures who died this year include Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak, New York Mayor David Dinkins, Arizona Gov. Jane Hull, Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui, U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, U.N. Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar and FBI Director William S. Sessions.

Some of the year&#;s deaths struck down relatively young people, leaving mourners with the heartbreak of a life gone too soon.

Basketball great Kobe Bryant died along with several others in a January helicopter crash at age And in a shock to fans, actor Chadwick Boseman, who inspired audiences with his portrayal of comic book superhero Black Panther, died of cancer in August at age

Others in the world of arts and entertainment who died in include actors Olivia de Havilland, Kirk Douglas, Irrfan Khan, Max von Sydow, Diana Rigg, Ian Holm, Rishi Kapoor and Franca Valeri; musicians Ellis Marsalis Jr., John Pri