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"The sudden deterioration of the global economy made it necessary for the company to focus its resources more tightly, and for this reason the decision was taken to withdraw its Mitsubishi Motorsports works team from all cross-country competitions."
Source: http://www.f1technical.net/news/11543
This is yet another major blow to motorsports in general and to Rally-Raid, after the Dakar left ... Dakar.
And I suspect this "leaving Africa" from the most emblematic Rally Raid in the world has more to do with Mitsubishi's decision than the economic crisis or the fact that VW won this year.