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A journalist from La Provence, a newspaper based in the south of France, attended the event and reported that Debard made an impromptu speech in which he called Mr. Montebourg "crazy" and "retarded."

"He is ruining the lives of motorists from all walks of life, everyone suffers from the decisions he makes. He's stupid and he has no idea of what he is doing, you can quote me on that," said Debard, who has been in office for a little over a year.

Mitsubishi Motors quickly issued a statement to apologize for the importer's insults.

"We apologize to Mr. Montebourg and to the French government for any harm caused to their reputation and their honor by our independent French importer," said the automaker.

Two days ago, Debard denied verbally attacking the minister and apologized for any confusion caused by La Provence's article. Nevertheless, he announced that he was stepping down as president of Emil Frey France, a group that also imports cars for Ssangyong and Subaru, among other companies.

The French government has not commented on the matter.
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