Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Mitsubishi Motors Australia Mitsubishi Motors Australia The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN Legislative Council Mitsubishi Motors Australia The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (14:55): A supplementary: is this grant to maintain existing jobs only or is there some link to a need for increased jobs? The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY Legislative Council Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Mitsubishi Motors Australia The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment) (14:56): As I outlined, there will be an increase. They currently have a team of 180 employees and then it will be going on, we hope, to some 200 employees. It is a significant sized business. There will be, as I said, a new facility at the Airport. We expect that over time Mitsubishi will make some further investments in South Australia. We see it, as I said, in the answer to the Hon. Mr Wortley's question, as an opportunity to embrace some of the new technology. Mitsubishi's market share is growing significantly. I don't have the figures in front of me but I was even surprised myself to see the actual expansion of their market share in the motor vehicles in Australia. I expect that this is a good long-term investment to have their national headquarters here in South Australia.