Mitsubishi Motors, the Japanese carmaker that has been struggling to regain its position in global markets after a damaging recall scandal, hopes to expand its relationship with PSA Peugeot Citroen in an effort to reduce costs and raise competitiveness, according to its president.
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation（MMC)yesterday said that from the middle of this year it would start procuring 2.2-litre diesel engines from Peugeot for its Outlander sports utility vehicles. Neither company would disclose the volume of engines Peugeot will supply to MMC, which will start selling Outlanders in Europe this month.
　　The deal follows an agreement between the two whereby MMC will supply Peugeot with a new SUV based on the Outlander as an original equipment manufacturer, from this April.
　　MMC still faces a struggle amid a shrinking home market and a tarnished image in the all-important US market.

　　日本汽车制造商三菱汽车董事长表示，三菱汽车希望与法国PSA标致雪铁龙扩大合作，以削减成本、提高竞争力。召回丑闻的发生使其元气大伤，此后三菱汽车一直在力争夺回自己在全球市场的地位。
　　三菱汽车昨日表示，从今年年中开始，该公司将从标致公司采购2.2升柴油发动机，用于三菱欧蓝德SUV。双方都拒绝透露标致会提供多少发动机给三菱，欧蓝德本月将在欧洲上市。
　　交易达成前，两家公司刚达成一项协议：从今年4月起，三菱将作为原始设备制造商，向标致提供一款以欧蓝德为基础的新型SUV。
　　在国内市场不断萎缩和在其重要的美国市场形象受损的情况下，三菱汽车仍面临一场挑战。