Jimmy Buffett Returns to Jones Beach Amphitheater

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Jimmy Buffett finally returns to the Jones Beach Amphitheater with two dates!  He will perform at 8:00pm on August 20th and 22nd.  What a great way to end the summer, with a great outdoor concert at Jones Beach.  You can expect to hear all of Buffett's classics including Margaritaville.  Jimmy Buffett most recently released his album "Buffet Hotel," in 2009.  The album peaked at the No. 17 spot on The Billboard 200 in the magazines Top Independent Albums chart.  Tickets are still on sale at JonesBeach.com.


Come out to Wantagh and experience all Jones Beach Amphitheater has to offer.  Post a picture on our Facebook Page with your Mitsubishi vehicle at Jones Beach, we would love to see it. 

Mitsubishi Expanding its Market

Pragati Industries Limited assembles cars and buses, of the Pajero, Vauxhall, and Mitsubishi brands. Pragati Industries Limited is based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.  Mitsubishi wants to grow the company as a whole and Pragati is holding a negotiation with Mitsubishi to produce its cars. The country's lone state-owned automobile assembling industry is now assembling Mitsubishi's Pajero car.

This proposal comes nearly two years after Pragati Industries of Bangladesh started assembling Mitsubishi cars. Mitsubishi for years has been trying to expand more to the open market, currently Mitsubishi is the 6^th largest automaker in Japan and 16^th in the world by production. Mitsubishi has very strong interests after companies from South Korea and Malaysia planned to set up car plants in Bangladesh to increase their growing market.

Both Mitsubishi and Bangladesh will benefit from this deal if it fully goes through. Mitsubishi will have more car plants and more of a market to appeal too and Bangladesh economy will improve. Why? Well one example stated by Md Abdul Hamid Sharif, chief executive officer of Auto Con Group, is that the cost of a Mitsubishi Pajero Car, which is sold in Japanese market, will come down by 35% to 40% in the local market, if such vehicle is manufactured in Bangladesh with minimum value addition of 50%-60%.

  “Once the agreement is done, it will move Bangladesh to another level of industrialization,” said Md Abdul Hamid Sharif, chief executive officer of Auto Con Group. 

For more information on this agreement please refer to http://goo.gl/dl5i8V

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Wantagh High School Football

Wantagh High School is gearing up for another season of football.  This season is starting on September 12th and the Warrior look to overcome long-time rivals, Garden City Trojans, this year and take the Long Island Class II champion away from the reigning champs.  The Warriors are ranked No. 3 as the 2013 season approaches.  Practice begins on August 19th, with Veteran Coach Keith Sachs who returns after a one year hiatus.  The Warriors have suffered back to back losses to Garden City in the Nassau Conference II title game.  These two powerhouse teams look to matchup again October 12th, a game that may determine whether this year's Warriors have what it takes to upset the No. 1 seed and take the title this year. 

2013 Football Schedule
Sept. 12: Mepham @ Wantagh, 4:30 p.m.
Sept. 21: Wantagh @ Carey, 1:30 p.m.
Sept. 28: Elmont @ Wantagh, 1:30 p.m.
Oct. 5: Wantagh @ Calhoun, 3 p.m.
Oct. 12: MacArthur @ Wantagh, 1:30 p.m.
Oct. 19: Garden City @ Wantagh, 2 p.m.
Oct. 26: Wantagh @ Long Beach, 1:30 p.m.
Nov. 2: Wantagh @ Bellmore JFK, 1:30 p.m.

For more information on the Wantagh Warriors please visit http://wantagh.patch.com/groups/sports/p/wantagh-football-2013-schedule

 

This Week In 1992 Mitsubishi Released the Mirage

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In 1992, Mitsubishi staked its claim in the growing market for subcompact cars, and tried to boost its identity throughout the world, with the 1993 Mitsubishi Mirage.  11 years later Mitsubishi is re-releasing it's first subcompact, to be available to customers. 

In 1992 the Mirage was powered by either a 1.5-liter I4 (92hp) or a 1.8-liter (113hp) engine, coming in coupe and sedan models.  This light car felt pretty quick with responsive steering on super-skinny tires.  The new Mitsubishi Mirage keeps the small compact look at a cheap price.  It is light and low in running costs, but best of all it is deceptively spacious inside.  For a car of its size the Mirage boasts a generous amount of headroom and rear legroom.  It is also eco- friendly producing no more than 110g/km of CO2 emissions, courtesy of a choice of two extremely efficient three-cylinder engine.  It is also insanely efficient providing 40 MPG combined, the most fuel efficient gas-powered non-hybrid in America.

Get the whole story of the creation of the original Mirage at http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ebF4bjxWpqM


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2014 Mitsubishi Outlander Top Safety Pick

Mitsubishi is proud to announce that our brand new redesigned 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander has been named 2013 “Top Safety Pick” award winner by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). ; the all-new 7-passenger 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander joins the 5-passenger Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, which earned the “Top Safety Pick” award in June.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) awards the "Top Safety Pick" as its highest accolade award for vehicles that offer superior crash protection. The new 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander's "Top Safety Pick" achievement indicates that it meets the tougher crash safety standards set forth by the non-profit vehicle research and crash test ratings agency.

Visit http://media.mitsubishicars.com/releases/da39da16-19a3-42ee-b6e8-11d91b32c010 for more information.

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Possibility of a Mitsubishi 500 HP Hybrid

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According to Autocar, the 21^st century replacement for the Lancer Evolution is inching closer to reality. This Mitsubishi vehicle is expected to have 500-horsepower and it will be a plug-in hybrid rival to the Nissan GT-R.

 The car’s viability depends on market acceptance of Mitsubishi’s new plug-in hybrid PHEV technology. The potential for this car is that it could be a “high-end, technologically sophisticated sporting option with greater all-wheel drive performance than any Lancer Evo has had before, combined with low emissions and the option of all-electric running.”

 Hopefully this car will go into production and it will make its way here to the United States! Interested in learning more about Mitsubishi cars? Come see our showroom at 3460 Sunrise Highway, Wantagh, NY 11793.  Visit our Website wantaghmitsu.com

 

Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi Agree to Joint Development in Charging PHVs, PHEVs and EVs in Japan

Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi Motor companies have agreed to work together to jointly promote the installation of chargers for electric-powered vehicles (PHVs, PHEVs, EVs) and create a large charging network service that will offer more convenience to drivers in Japan.  This movement is in response to the need to quickly develop charging facilities to promote the use of electric powered vehicles, which is already a quickly growing market.  These four car companies that are already providing their own electric cars, are being helped by government subsidies from Japan, but are also bearing part of the costs to install these charging facilities. 
Currently there are about 1,700 quick chargers and just over 3,000 normal chargers in Japan, total.  The lack of sufficient coordination among existing charging providers is limiting the market for these cars and can be significantly improved with some collaboration.  The government announced subsidies numbering around 100.5 billion yen along with contributions from the car companies for the installation of charging facilities.  This not only provides a value to the companies, but to the community and environment as well.  Currently there are three different charging methods for electric-powered cars: basic charging, in private homes; destination charging, charged in public locations like shopping malls; and en-route charging at locations including expressway roadside service areas, gas stations etc.
The agreement provides that the four companies will launch a joint project that will include the following:

1. Promote installation of chargers in Japan.
2. Temporarily bear some of the installation and maintenance costs.
3. Create a charging infrastructure network that enables customers to use their electric vehicles more conveniently.
4. Collaborate will both government agencies and local governments. 

Hopefully with success in Japan this project will also extend to the United States and we can see an increase in the use of electric-powered vehicles, that will benefit our environment.  For more information on the agreement visit http://www.marketwatch.com/story/toyota-nissan-honda-and-mitsubishi-agree-to-joint-development-of-charging-infrastructure-for-phvs-phevs-and-evs-in-japan-2013-07-29