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CMC Mitsubishi Towny 800

Place: Wanhua District, Taipei

 

The China Motor Corporation (CMC) was established in 1969 by Yulon (Yue Loong) founder Yan Qingling. CMC started locally assembling Mitsubishi cars, but mostly vans.

 

One of the most interesting Mitsubishi's in Taiwan is the Towny. The Towny is based on the fifth generation Mitsubishi Minica (1984-1989) kei car and was launched in 1985 with a 783 cc engine and 4-speed manual transmission, unique for Taiwan but also offered in the Minicab. In 1987 the Towny received a new 796 cc engine and 5-speed transmission. In 1992 the Towny was discontinued. As of today it's probably the only small car that has ever been locally produced in Taiwan.

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Uploaded on October 9, 2016
Taken on October 8, 2016