The Mitsubishi 380 is a mid-size car that was produced by Mitsubishi Motors Australia (MMAL) between 2005 and 2008. It was the successor to the Mitsubishi Magna/Verada line of vehicles first introduced in 1985. The company spent over A$600 million developing and producing the car, which is heavily based on the ninth generation Mitsubishi Galant designed in the United States. The 380 continued the MMAL tradition of producing front-wheel drive sedans for the Australian market, and along with the Toyota Aurion, competed against the rear-wheel drive Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore vehicles.
Even before the car's launch, the 380 was stigmatised as the "make or break" model for MMAL. After a slow sales start, the line-up was updated with the Series II on April 28, 2006, with the entry level model receiving price discount of nearly 20%. To generate further interest in the car, a Series III revision came on July 29, 2007 with mainly cosmetic changes. These updates failed to lift sales, and with production still unprofitable MMAL ceased manufacture of the 380 in March 2008.
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