DSM history month

[ThEDrEaMEnDeR]

OCTOBER is now officially DSM HISTORY MONTH
i know its a bit early in the year but it needed declared.
here is some history

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The origins of Diamond-Star Motors can be traced back to 1970 when Chrysler Corporation took a 15 percent stake in Mitsubishi Motors, as part of MMC's strategy of expansion through alliances with foreign partners. The U.S. company began distributing Mitsubishis as Chrysler-, Dodge- and Plymouth-branded captive imports, a successful venture as the compact cars met consumer demand for smaller and more fuel-efficient vehicles in the 1970s, filling a gap at the bottom of the Chrysler group's range.

By 1982, Chrysler was importing 110,000 Mitsubishis annually. However, a minor conflict was forming as the Japanese now wanted to sell directly through their own-branded dealerships. A voluntary import quota system was in place at this time, restricting the number of cars Japanese automakers could bring in to the U.S. As the Japanese company began to open its own branded dealerships to sell directly, every imported Cordia, Tredia and Starion sold by Mitsubishi had to be discounted from Chrysler's allocation.

In order to circumvent this, the two partners officially incorporated Diamond-Star Motors in October 1985. An incentive package worth US$274 million, and an intense and controversial lobbying effort by state and local government authorities, meant that Illinois won the new auto plant and in April 1986 ground was broken on a 1,900,000 sq ft (177,000 m2) production facility in the town of Normal. The plant was completed in March 1988, with an annual capacity of 240,000 vehicles. In 1989, the workers at the plant formed United Auto Workers Local 2488, and signed their first contract with the company.

Initially, three models were produced at this facility. The Mitsubishi Eclipse, Plymouth Laser and Eagle Talon were smaller 2+2 sports cars on a new co-designed platform. Models subsequently produced during the next decade included the Mitsubishi Mirage/Eagle Summit, the Mitsubishi Galant, the Dodge Avenger/Chrysler Sebring, and the Dodge Stratus/Chrysler Cirrus.
Production, 1988–1999
Year Vehicles
1988 2,409
1989 90,741
1990 148,379
1991 153,936
1992 139,783
1993 136,035
1994 169,829
1995 218,161
1996 192,961
1997 189,086
1998 157,139
1999 161,844
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courtesy of wiki and dented_coffee

 

[dented_coffee]

I'm glad you posted this after we were talking about it. Because we have a dying breed of cars and people need to respect the DSM's before they all perish and are just a memory of what was once the best thing ever.

DSM PRIDE.

PLEASE SHOW SOME RESPECT AND POST YOUR CONTRIBUTES.

 

[LiquidX]

Information is already posted on the site, but I do like the commercials even though it's just the Eclipse and not including the Laser and Talon.

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[ThEDrEaMEnDeR]

fixed that

 

[brownfinger]

I've been meaning to share this for a while. I've also been meaning to clean it and frame it, too. I've been meaning to do lot's of stuff, really.

 

[LiquidX]

Oh snap, look at that!

 

[brownfinger]

It was a commemmerative thing from the official "grand opening", the ole' lady pulled it out of her neighbor's garage. She figured to give it to me. Good thinking.

 

[LiquidX]

So that's the true DSM symbol then?!

 

[brownfinger]

Kinda looks like an inter-racial pac-man couple, open-mouth kissing. Doesn't it?

Cool link I just found:

http://www.mitsubishimanufacturing.com/about/history/index.asp

 

[MrBoxx]

Kinda looks like an inter-racial pac-man couple, open-mouth kissing. Doesn't it?

That is exactly what I thought too.

 

[9!'clipseDOHC]

So that's the true DSM symbol then?!

Yes, that is the same logo that is on the emissions sticker under the hood on 1gs.

Brownfinger, I'm digging that! Is it a flyer or a booklet?

 

[brownfinger]

It's a poster, about 16"X24". You can see my DVD remote sticking-out from under the bottom edge, and a porno sticking out from under the top edge!.

 

[dented_coffee]

nice

 

[LiquidX]

I see boobies!

 

[brownfinger]

Am I gonna get in trouble for this?

 

[LiquidX]

the picture is elsewhere on the site too.

 

[9!'clipseDOHC]

the picture is elsewhere on the site too.

That just makes him a habitual offender I love that poster though, it would look bangin in my garage.

 

[brownfinger]

the picture is elsewhere on the site too.

An image of the poster, or my exact jpeg?

 

[Cypress_h]

hey brownfinger can you take a high quality picture of that and pm me or post it up would like to see if i could get a replica made

 

[brownfinger]

How do I attach an image to a PM? Someone else wants one too. Give me a little while, I'll get ya.

 

[Cypress_h]

thanks

 

[TurboATM]

The 1995 Eagle Talon...Porkchop approved ^_^

 

[stevestevesteve]

Just a few brochures I have...

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http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/blogs/stevestevesteve/903-my-dsm-collection.html

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/blogs/stevestevesteve/911-my-dsm-collection-2.html

 

[TurboATM]

I have an ad clipped from a Car and Driver, of when the 2gb Tsi AWD came out...its written pretty badass...ill try and find it!

 

[ist dwa]

I've been meaning to share this for a while. I've also been meaning to clean it and frame it, too. I've been meaning to do lot's of stuff, really.

With that porno behind the poster I think we all know what you have had time to do.