1971

Production of the Colt Galant FTO and Minica Skipper.

Galant FTO, 1971	Minica Skipper, 1971

Production of the B907 sight-seeing bus series.

Development of the Racing Saturn engine for the Colt F3.

Colt F2000 wins the JAF Grand Prix. Galant GS wins Japan Alpine Rally and takes class honors in 6th Southern Cross Rally.

1972

Production of the third generation in the Minica line, the Minica F4.

Production of the powerful T813 heavy-duty tractor featuring the 10DC engine (V10).

Development of the MCA (Mitsubishi Clean Air) engine series, featuring an anti-pollution device system. Development of the Astron engine series (1800cc~2600cc). Development of 6DS pre-combustion chamber type diesel engine series. Development of 8DC8 (V8) series and 10DC6 (V10) engines.

Galant 16LGS wins 7th Southern Cross Rally.

1973

Launch of the first of the Lancer series.

Lancer, 1973

Production of the second generation Galant.

Launch of the third generation Rosa small-size bus series.

Production of the third generation Canter light-duty trucks and the Fuso F series third generation heavy-duty cab-over truck.

Development of two electric buses: 70-passenger capacity ME460 and the small-size BE13.

ME460 electric bus, 1973

Galant 16L takes class honors in 21st East Africa Safari RallyLancer 1600GSR wins 8th Southern Cross Rally.

1974

Production of the FP204 heavy-duty truck tractor.

Production of the MM and MK mid-sized buses.

Lancer 1600GSR wins 22nd East Africa Safari Rally and 9th Southern Cross Rally.

1975

Production of the Lancer Celeste.

Lancer Celeste, 1975

Development of Silent Shaft technology for the Astron 80 engine, the world's first application of this type of technology.

Silent Shaft technology, 1975

Lancer 1600GSR wins 23rd Safari Rally and 10th Southern Cross Rally.

1976

Production of the third generation Galant, second generation Minicab and the Galant Lambda (Mitsubishi Sapporo).

Lambda (Mitsubishi Sapporo), 1976

Production of the Fuso FK series, the third generation medium-duty cab-over truck series.

Production of the K202 and K252 crane carriers.

Production of the MP large-sized bus series.

Mitsubishi awarded Automobile Technology Association "Prize for Science" for development of Astron 80 engine.

Galant Sigma (Mitsubishi Galant) wins Motor Fan magazine's "Car of the Year" award in mid-size passenger car category.

Lancer 1600GSR wins 24th Safari Rally and 11th Southern Cross Rally.

1977

Production of the Minicab Wide 55, the third generation Minicab, and Minica ami 55, the fourth generation in the Minica line.

Production of the four-axle FS heavy-duty truck.

FS heavy-duty truck, 1977

Development of the MCA-JET engine series, featuring an anti-pollution device system that is effective without the use of a catalytic converter. Development of the Orion series engine (1200cc~1500cc). Development of the 6DR5 diesel engine.

Galant Sigma (Mitsubishi Galant) wins "Car of the Year" award in South Africa.

Lancer 1600GSR takes class honors in 27th 1000 Lakes Rally and 12th Southern Cross Rally, and wins 9th Bandama Rally.

1978

Launch of the Mirage (Mitsubishi Colt), Mitsubishi's first FF 2-box car and the first of the current Colt line.

Mirage (Colt), 1978

Launch of the first generation Forte (Mitsubishi L200) pickup for the Japanese market.

Forte (Mitsubishi L200), 1978

Production of the fourth generation Canter, the FE series.

Canter FE light-duty truck, 1978

Development of Super-shift, a 4-speed manual transmission with built-in high/low range.

1979

Production of the Lancer EX, the second generation Mitsubishi Lancer.

Production of the second generation Delica (Mitsubishi L300).

FK medium-duty truck series featuring 37 variations undergoes major model change.

Production of the New MK, the 3rd generation mid-size bus series and a major model change for the small-size Rosa bus.

Colt 1400GLX wins Motor Fan magazine's "Car of the Year" award in mid-size passenger car category.L200 (Dodge D50/Plymouth Arrow Pickup) wins USA's "Pickup of the Year" award given by Pickup, Van & 4WD magazine.

Lancer 1600GSR wins 13th International Safari de Zaire. Colt 1600GT wins Canada's Quebec Rally.

1980

Production of the fourth generation Galant.

Production of a 4WD version of the Forte (Mitsubishi L200 4WD).

Forte (L200), 1980

Production of the New MS, MP, MM large-size bus series.

Launch of the Canter 15, a new 1.5 ton class light-duty truck.

Production of the FP and FV heavy-duty tractors.

Production of the 4x4 FR and the 6x6 FW trucks.

Developed for the Galant: Sirius 2000 ECI turbocharged engine, ETACS (Electronic Time and Alarm Control System) and Japan's first turbocharged diesel engine for passenger cars, the Astron 2300. Development of the Sirius series engine.

MCA-JET engine wins 1979 Japan Machinery Academy's Technical Award.