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Car manufacture under the Mitsubishi name goes back to 1917 with the Mitsubishi Model A, the first series-production passenger car to be made in Japan (22 were produced). After WWII, the company launched the Mizushima small three-wheeled cargo vehicle, the Silver Pigeon scooter, and the Leo light three-wheel vehicle. Then in 1953 it began production and sales of the Jeep in Japan under license to Willys-Overland Motors of America.