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Mistubishi's plans to pull the plug on the Eclipse, Endeavor and Galant by 2014 broke this January.  Somehow, knowing that we had a good three years to enjoy the models made the news a little easier to swallow. That and the fact, Mitsubishi promised to introduce eight new hybrid and battery-powered EVs by 2015.

Things don't always go according to plan, though. For, Mitsubishi has suddenly decided to pull the plug on the…

While there may be a healthy level of competition between rivalry Japanese automakers Mitsubishi and Nissan, there is also a lot of collaboration. The companies have, in fact shared business ties for about a year and a half, now.

Mitsubishi's and Nissan's latest venture, NMKV Co., Ltd, was officially established and started operating on June 1. With a total of 35 employees, the newly-founded company plans to harness technological deftness of both automakers…

The Mitsubishi Eclipse began its two decade run in 1990 as a replacement for the Starion, and with a variety of trim levels it didn't take long for the Eclipse to become Mitsubishi's signature luxury performance sports coupe in North America.

Over the years, Mitsubishi retained the Eclipses sports car theme, from the inexpensive fuel-efficient entry- level model all the way to the turbocharged all-wheel drive model. Achieving great success with its first-…