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| Company type | Private company |
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| Industry | Automobile manufacturing |
| Founded | 1 February 1968; 57 years ago (1968-02-01) |
| Headquarters | 508-3, Kakeomachi,Toyama City,Toyama Prefecture,Japan |
Key people | Akio Mitsuoka (Executive Chairman) Mitsugu Ono (President &CEO) |
| Products | Automobiles,Luxury vehicles |
| Revenue | ¥227,000,000 |
| ¥29,700,000,000 | |
Number of employees | 580 (As of March, 2008) |
| Website | mitsuoka-motor |
Mitsuoka Motor (光岡自動車) is a smallJapaneseautomobile company. It is noted for building cars with unconventional styling, some of which are modern while most others areretro-styled to imitate the look of American, European and particularly British cars of the 1950s and 1960s.[1] Mitsuoka Motors is also the principal distributor of the retro-classicTD2000 roadster in Japan.
Mitsuoka is primarily a custom designcoachbuilder, customizing production cars, e.g., theNissan March, and replacing various aspects of the bodywork. It has also produced a sports car, theOrochi,[2] and has a special department forhearses.[3]
Mitsuoka was recognised in 1994[4] as the 10th Japanese auto manufacturer to be registered in Japan since Honda in 1963, basing its current cars on Nissans and other Japanese car manufacturers.
Mitsuoka Motor launched in the UK in 2015 under sole distribution of T W White & Sons and launched theMitsuoka Roadster (Himiko) at the London Motor Show in 2016.[5]
The M55 is aShowa retro concept car created for Mitsuoka's 55th anniversary. The appearance of the car is intended to resemble that of cars from 1970s Japan.[6][7][8] The car has been said to resemble 1970s models of theDatsun B110,[9] theMitsubishi Galant GTO,[9][10] theNissan Skyline[9][10] and theToyota Celica.[11] Although the M55 has been said to resemble theDodge Challenger,[10] it is said to have actually been inspired by theKenmeri Skyline.[12]
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