Ralliart
Motorsports division of Mitsubishi Motors / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ralliart is the high-performance division of Mitsubishi Motors. It was responsible for development and preparation of the company's rally development of high-performance models and parts available to the public. Ralliart scaled down its business activities in April 2010,[1] though the brand will continue to be used by Mitsubishi.
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Motorsport Automotive engineering |
Founded | April 1984 |
Headquarters | 33-7 Shiba 5-Chome, Minato, Tokyo 108-0014 |
Key people | Andrew Cowan (founder) Doug Stewart (founder) Masao Taguchi (President, Executive Director) |
Revenue | ¥4,462 million (2005) |
Parent | Mitsubishi Motors |
Website | Ralliart.com |
Many regional licensees were set up previously. Ralliart Europe was established as Andrew Cowan Motorsports (ACMS) Ltd in 1983 by Andrew Cowan, a driver with the Mitsubishi team who had scored their first international victory in 1972 at the Southern Cross Rally.[2] His team mate at the same event in 1975 and '76, Doug Stewart, set-up Ralliart Australia as the official regional licensee in 1988, after 22 years of experience with the company's cars.[3] The two have subsequently served as operational bases for Mitsubishi's global motorsport activities, and were responsible for MMC's record of achievement in off-road racing, including the 1998 Manufacturers' Championship in the World Rally Championship, four individual Drivers' Championships for Tommi Mäkinen in 1996–99, and a record twelve wins in the Dakar Rally since 1982.
The company established Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports in Trebur, Germany in November 2002,[4] and then consolidated the previously independent licensees under this umbrella in 2003, acquiring ACMS Ltd from Cowan while Mitsubishi Motors Australia took over Stewart's operation.[5][6]