- Mitsubishi will return to the U.S. truck market by 2030 with a pickup based on a Nissan platform, the company confirmed Wednesday.
Remember the Mitsubishi Raider? How about the Mighty Max? We can’t guarantee those names will return, but the spirit of the project will.
Mitsubishi announced Wednesday it “intends to re-enter the pickup truck segment in North America through its collaboration with Nissan.”
Mitsubishi was vague on timing, but included the note in a product plan called “Momentum 2030,” suggesting that we’ll see a new Mitsubishi pickup before the end of the decade.
Nissan sells only one truck in North America today, the midsize 2026 Nissan Frontier. It trails the Toyota Tacoma and domestic midsize models like the Chevy Colorado and Ford Ranger in sales. But reviewers like its reliable V6 power and flexibility, as it’s one of the few midsize trucks still offered with multiple cab and bed configurations.
Mitsubishi enjoys a long history of partnering to build trucks. The original Raider was based on the Dodge Dakota platform (a vehicle likely to return as a Ram soon), and overseas, the company sells a Triton pickup built on a Nissan platform.
The pickup will be the second Mitsubishi to reach the U.S. market in a short period — the company recently unveiled an Eclipse Sportback electric vehicle (EV) based on the Nissan Leaf.
