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Auto News For Wednesday, April 20, 2016 – Mitsubishi’s In Trouble

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Here are the five must-read, must-watch auto news stories and videos for Wednesday, April 20, 2016.

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Shares in Mitsubishi Motors Corp. are tumbling today as Mitsubishi revealed that fuel economy tests were manipulatedin over 600,000 JDM vehicles in the last three years, including more than 400,000 vehicles produced for Nissan. Mitsubishi has a history of cover-ups in Japan, which increases the likelihood that this won’t go over well. – Globe & Mail

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