Isuzu Vietnam Co. (IVC) is a manufacturer of commercial vehicles and motor vehicle dealer based in

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Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making ...

. The company was founded on October 19, 1995, with a capital of US$15 million as a joint venture. Partners are the

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ese company Isuzu and Itochu Shoji, each with a share of 35%. From Vietnam, other partners are Saigon Automobile Mechanical Corporation at 20% and the Govap Import-Export Company with 10%. The campus covers an area of 70,000 m², of which 28,666 m² built. Since the opening of the plant will be here a year from 3,000 to 5,000 cars for the local market built. Since May 2010, the company has exported trucks to neighboring

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist s ...

to cater to the growing demands. The local dealer, the Champa Lao Co., Ltd. wants to distribute nine NQR75L trucks monthly. The commercial contract has a value of 370,000 U.S. dollars and to the in-plant expansion plan ahead. Currently, 400 employees work at Isuzu Vietnam. Management of the plant is subject to the CEO Kenji Matsuoka . Production at Isuzu Vietnam began in the summer of 1996, with the Isuzu Mu, the Isuzu Wizard and the

Isuzu Bighorn The Isuzu Trooper is a full-size SUV that was produced by the Japanese automaker Isuzu between 1981 and 2007. In the domestic Japanese market it was sold as the Isuzu Bighorn, the car was exported internationally mainly as a Trooper but it also ...

. The following year came the models

Isuzu Elf The is a medium duty truck produced by Isuzu since 1959. Outside Japan it is known as N series and Q Series. The range was originally mainly available in Japan and other Asian countries. Australia was another important market for the Elf and ...

and

Isuzu Forward The (also known as the Isuzu F-Series) is a line of medium-duty commercial vehicles manufactured by Isuzu since 1970, following the earlier TY model which occupied the same slot in the market. All F-series trucks are cab over designs and the ...

. Production/assembly originally used CKD - kits. Only in 2002, the

Isuzu D-Max The Isuzu D-Max is a pickup truck manufactured since 2002 by Isuzu Motors. A successor of the Isuzu Faster/KB, the first and second-generation model shares its platform with the Chevrolet Colorado. The third-generation model shares its plat ...

began production, rather than just assembly. Current models of the IVC include additions to the revised D-Max and the new generation of the forward series of

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. The

Isuzu Giga The Isuzu Giga ( ja, いすゞ・ギガ) is a line of heavy-duty commercial vehicles produced by Isuzu since 1994. Outside Japan it is known as Isuzu C/E series. It was formally known as the Isuzu Heavy-Duty Truck'. Between 1994 and 2016, it wa ...

is also offered.

Current models

File:ISUZU_GIGA,_Full-cab_Aluminum-Wing_Truck.jpg, Isuzu Heavy Duty CYZ/EXR/EXZ
2007–present File:Isuzu FVR 1000.jpg, Isuzu Heavy Duty GVR/FVM/FVZ
2007–present File:Isuzu D-MAX AMI2008.jpg,

2008–present File:Isuzu Forward 501.JPG,

2010–present

Former models

File:Isuzu Bighorn 201.JPG,

1996 - 2005 File:Isuzu Mu 003.JPG, Isuzu Mu
1996 - 1998 File:Isuzu Wizard 005.JPG, Isuzu Wizard
1996 - 1998 File:MPD-bakuhatsusyori.jpg,

1997 - 2003 File:CTASD Isuzu Forward 20081011.jpg,

1997 - 2010 File:Isuzu Mu 001.JPG, Isuzu Mu
1998 - 2004 File:Isuzu Wizard 001.JPG, Isuzu Wizard
1998 - 2004 File:Isuzu D-max spacecab hi-lander april 2006.jpg,

2002 - 2008 File:ISUZU ELF 5th generation, Later Model (Minor Change of 2004.05 model).jpg,

isuzu Elf The is a medium duty truck produced by Isuzu since 1959. Outside Japan it is known as N series and Q Series. The range was originally mainly available in Japan and other Asian countries. Australia was another important market for the Elf and ...

2003 - 2007 File:Isuzu mu-X.jpg,

Isuzu Mu-X The Isuzu MU-X is a mid-size SUV produced by Isuzu. It is a body-on-frame SUV based on the D-Max, and the successor to the MU-7. The name "MU-X" stands for "Multi Utility – eXtreme". __TOC__ Predecessor: Isuzu MU-7 (''510''; 2004) T ...

2013 - present

External links

Official Website of ''Isuzu Vietnam Co., Ltd.''

References

* German Wikipedia page Truck manufacturers of Vietnam Isuzu Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1995 Car manufacturers of Vietnam Vietnamese companies established in 1995 Manufacturing companies based in Ho Chi Minh City {{Vietnam-company-stub