Colt Car Company, also known as Mitsubishi Motors UK, was a privately owned business established in 1974 as part of Mitsubishi Motors' global expansion programme for the purpose of importing and distributing cars and light commercial vehicles in the United Kingdom.

On this date, CCC's aftersales business[8][9] was sold to International Motors,[10][11] a company known for launching Hyundai onto the UK market in 1981[12] and for being the current importer of Subaru and Isuzu vehicles.

MAPS (UK) Ltd, which still had the rights to use the Mitsubishi Motors name for service parts and accessories.

[3] In 2008, David Blackburn retired his shareholding of the company and his stake was sold to the Mitsubishi Corporation, specifically to its subsidiary MC Automobile (Europe) NV (MCAE).

As result, Colt Car Company is now a wholly owned subsidiary of MCAE.