The Mitsubishi Dion is a

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at the 1999 Tokyo Motor Show, it was introduced on January 25, 2000 priced from ¥1,598,000–1,848,000,"Dion – Second series in SUW lineup; New-concept wagon seats 7 in 3 rows of seats"
Mitsubishi Motors press release, January 25, 2000 it was built on a stretched

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platform, with seven seats in a 2–3–2 configuration. The name was derived from

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, the Greek god of wine and joy. A facelifted Dion was launched in Japan in May 2002. File:Mitsubishi Dion 004 (cropped).JPG, Rear view (pre-facelift) File:Mitsubishi Dion 2002.jpg, Facelift Mitsubishi Dion

Annual production and sales

The company's initial sales target for the car was 4,500 in the first month, a figure exceeded by 1,000 after the first two weeks."Sales of New DION tops 5,500 in two weeks"
Mitsubishi Motors press release, February 16, 2000 ''(Sources
Facts & Figures 2000Facts & Figures 2005Facts & Figures 2007
Mitsubishi Motors website)''

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Dion All-wheel-drive vehicles Front-wheel-drive vehicles Compact MPVs Cars introduced in 2000 Cars discontinued in 2005 {{Modern-auto-stub