However, his supposed conservative economic policies and family ties to the Mitsubishi interests made him unpopular with the leftist movement.

However, the zaibatsu ( Japan's family-controlled industrial conglomerates ) were ordered to be dismantled by the Allied powers in 1950, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was split into three regional companies, each with an involvement in motor vehicle development: West Japan Heavy-Industries, Central Japan Heavy-Industries, and East Japan Heavy-Industries.

However, boardroom wrangles at DCX in April 2004 prevented them offering financial assistance as Mitsubishi attempted to reduce its crippling debts.

However, in October 2008, Proton renewed its technology transfer agreements with MMC, and the Proton Inspira Waja replacement is to be based on the Mitsubishi Lancer platform and official launched on 10 November 2010.

Other Japanese automakers, such as Toyota and Honda, bolstered their own slipping domestic sales with success in the U. S. However, with a comparatively small percentage of the American market, the impact of the turmoil in the Asian economy had a greater effect on Mitsubishi, and the company's 1997 losses were the worst in its history.

However the bid attracted interest from several companies, including Toshiba, General Electric and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and when the Financial Times reported on January 23, 2006 that Toshiba had won the bid, it valued the company's offer at $ 5bn (£ 2. 8bn ).

However, it is Mitsubishi Materials, loosely affiliated with other Japanese companies of the Mitsubishi name, that dominates industry on the island, as Naoshima has been the site of massive refining by Mitsubishi since 1917.

However the car was unsuccessful, and for 1983 and 1984 it carried Mitsubishi Sigma badges in the UK before imports were discontinued.

However, Momoko drives their " jeep " ( a disguised Mitsubishi Montero / Pajero ) into a sand bank, stranding them in the desert.

However, the car was still badged as the Chrysler Valiant, not as a Mitsubishi.

However, along with Jeep came the new Eagle brand of cars, which were a mix of models designed and produced by Renault and Mitsubishi Motors.

However the major sponsor of his TV show, Mitsubishi Motors, withdrew its support.

However, when Chrysler briefly controlled Mitsubishi through the DaimlerChrysler-Mitsubishi alliance from 2000 through to 2004, the license to the " Lancer " name was relinquished to Mitsubishi for usage in North America.

However, unlike other Lancer models in USA and Japan, Mitsubishi has changed the front and rear ends to make it look like a family car.

However, Proton has renewed cross-licensing and technology transfer agreements with Mitsubishi as of October 2008, and a Proton Waja replacement called the Proton Inspira.

However, other markets often utilized the name Mitsubishi Colt and sedan variants of the Mirage have been widely sold as the Mitsubishi Lancer — including in Japan where the two retailed alongside one another.

However, when Chrysler briefly controlled Mitsubishi through the DaimlerChrysler-Mitsubishi alliance from 2000 through to 2004, the license to the " Lancer " name was relinquished to Mitsubishi for usage in North America.

However, New Zealand sold a very different Mirage from 2002 — a rebadged Dutch-manufactured Mitsubishi Space Star labeled Mirage Space Star.

However, Mitsubishi engineers had to make use of the existing Orion engine designed for rear-wheel drive applications making use of the longitudinal engine orientation.

However, the attack fails miserably, and the Division is nearly wiped out, although a handful of survivors, including Lance " Lancer " Belmont are able to reach earth.

However, the internal components for the American versions were largely stripped-down versions of the specifications for the Japanese Lancer Evolution VIII.

However, the Laser ’ s luxury performance image would be carried over into the 1987 Dodge Daytona Pacifica as well as the Lancer Pacifica and other Dodge vehicles styled by Chrysler's Pacifica Studios.

However, starting in 1978 most of the Lancer lineup competed in the NASL's off-season as the New York Arrows of the Major Indoor Soccer League ; under that name the squad lasted until 1984 and won several championships in the other league.

However, in 2001 Proton replaced the Mitsubishi EFi module with Siemens VDO module that is claimed to cause slight power loss.

However, by the mid-1990s Honda had withdrawn from Formula One, Senna had moved to Williams and the team went three seasons without a win.

However, others criticized the lack of interior room and reduced sight lines despite its full-sized exterior, and Edmunds noted that the eighth-generation Honda Accord ( which competes in the midsize category ) had superior driving dynamics and a more efficient design and offered almost as much interior space as the Taurus despite considerably smaller external dimensions.

However, Honda released a more conventional automobile in 1972 called the Civic which immediately reversed their flagging fortunes due to its economy, reliability and low cost in an era of rising fuel prices.

However, the district reverted to form in 2000, as Honda won by a convincing 12-point margin.

However, the Japanese 33rd Army under General Masaki Honda performed a very creditable delaying action against the forces attacking them.

However, Ishiro Honda disagreed and added music during post-production without the composer's knowledge.

However, the agency's recent success providing trains to U2 Concerts at Honda Center ( formerly the Pond ) has rekindled interest in providing more service to other venues near stations, and inspired AEG, in its effort to build the Farmer's Field NFL football stadium at LA Live, to cite the possibility of selling Metrolink fare media at the time of purchasing tickets for events at the stadium to meet environmental concerns regarding increased vehicular traffic should the stadium be built.

However, the July 2005 announcement by Honda CEO Takeo Fukui indicated the HSC was only a test concept for a pure sports car.

However, it occurred to Hayes that there was no competition: the Ferrari engine was underpowered ; the BRM complex and too heavy ; the Maserati unreliable ; the Honda overweight ; while Dan Gurney's Eagle Weslake motor was powerful but unreliable.

However with just 4 points separating 4 teams ( Sauber on 11, Jaguar with 8 and both Honda runners BAR and Jordan with 7 points each ), it will be a tough fight between those teams to decide the order in which they finish the season as the final ranking influences how much a team receives from the revenue of TV rights.

However, the race ran its full distance and Honda were reveling in their 1-2 finish, whilst Prost was bitter.

However, it's system can be considered the precursor to Honda's PGM-FI system used on many of the motorcycles and automobiles Honda would later produce.

However, it was very similar in styling and price range to the 750 Shadow and Honda elected to have only one cruiser bike in that class, thus the reason for its short model life.

However, in a cost-cutting exercise, Honda manufactured the 650 Turbo fairing from ABS plastic as opposed to the 500 turbo's GRP.

However, by 1997, Triumph and Ducati presented Honda with significant sports-touring competition, so Honda responded with a redesigned VFR800 in 1998.

However, at around the same time Honda and Toyota showed interest in working together with GPWC.

However, according to the company's own historical timeline, the company claims to have co-developed an analog automotive navigation product called the Electro Gyrocator, working with Honda.

However, when complications with the Honda S2000 Overdrive toy occurred ( presumably either resulting from a rejection of the name Overdrive by Honda, or lack of trademark possession ), the Windcharger name was applied to the Honda S2000 figure in the Alternators line, while the name Overdrive was retained for the Binaltech release.