Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is part of the Mitsubishi keiretsu, formerly the biggest industrial group in Japan, and was formed in 1970 from the automotive division of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Mitsubishi Motors was the sixth-largest Japanese automaker and the nineteenth-largest worldwide by production in 2011. The company's main competitors in the global market are Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and Hyundai. Mitsubishi Motors has a long history of producing high-quality vehicles, including the Lancer, Pajero, and Outlander. The company has also been involved in motorsports, including the Dakar Rally and the World Rally Championship.