Mitsubishi Wants You to Drive Home the Best Warranty in Canada

Industry-Leading 10-Year Warranty Delivers Canadians Powertrain Coverage to 2014

Which automaker offers the best warranty? This question was made extremely clear yesterday after Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada,

Effective immediately, all new Mitsubishi cars sold in Canada will come standard with a 10-year, 160,000 kilometer limited powertrain warranty. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press)

Inc. (MMSCAN) announced it would mirror its "Best Backed Cars in the World" warranty coverage, currently offered in the United States, within Canada.

Effective immediately, all new 2004, 2004.5 and 2005 model year Mitsubishi vehicles sold in Canada will come standard with a 10-year, 160,000 kilometer limited powertrain warranty. Additionally, a 5-year, 100,000 kilometer bumper-to-bumper warranty combines with an industry-best 5-year, unlimited kilometer roadside assistance program.

"We've been very focused on developing vehicles with exceptional design, great handling and superb quality. Now we're building on that by providing a worry-free ownership

Mitsubishi now has the best warranty coverage in Canada, surpassing Hyundai and Kia's 5-year, 100,000 kilometer limited bumper-to-bumper coverage. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press)

experience for our customers," said Finbarr O'Neill, president and chief executive officer, Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) "You won't find another competitor so confident in its products and quality that it can offer this peace-of-mind package to customers."

In comparison, the next best in the warranty game are Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia, both offering 5-year, 100,000 kilometer limited bumper-to-bumper coverage. Chrysler Group is next best of the entry-level brands, covering its Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles with a 5-year, 100,000 kilometer powertrain warranty, recently downgraded from 7-years or 120,000 kilometers.