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s and buses. It is headquartered in

Kawasaki, Kanagawa is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, one of the main cities of Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area. It is the second most populated city in Kanagawa Prefecture after Yokohama, and the eighth most populated city in Japan (includin ...

, Japan. Currently, it is 89.29% owned by Germany-based Daimler Truck.
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History

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

In 1932, the first B46 bus (the ''Fuso'') was built at the Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Company's Kobe Works. Two years later (1934), the Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Company was renamed

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group and its automobile division is the predecessor of Mitsubishi ...

(MHI). Three years after that (1937), the MHI motor-vehicle operations at the Kobe Works were transferred to the Tokyo Works. In 1949, the Fuso Motors Sales Company was established. In 1950, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was split into three companies: * West Japan Heavy Industries. * Central Japan Heavy Industries. * East Japan Heavy Industries. Two years later (1952): * West Japan Heavy Industries ''was renamed'' Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and Engineering Company. * Central Japan Heavy Industries ''was renamed'' Shin Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. * East Japan Heavy Industries ''was renamed'' Mitsubishi Nippon Heavy Industries (MNHI). * Fuso Motor Sales Company ''was renamed'' the Mitsubishi Fuso Motors Sales Company. Products from the companies were distributed by Mitsubishi Fuso Motor Sales because of brand recognition.

Mitsubishi Fuso Heavy Industries.

In 1957, MNHI integrated the Tokyo and Kawasaki Works into the Tokyo Motor Vehicle Works. Seven years later (1964), these three companies merged to form Mitsubishi Fuso Heavy Industries;

Distribution

Mitsubishi Fuso Motors Sales split into two divisions: Shin and Fuso Motors Sales Company. Sharing a logo, they split the distribution of heavy and light machinery; Shin distributed light machinery branded as Mitsubishi, and Fuso distributed heavy machinery branded as Fuso.

Mitsubishi Motor Company

In 1970, MFHI signed a joint-venture agreement with

Chrysler Corporation Stellantis North America (officially FCA US and formerly Chrysler ()) is one of the " Big Three" automobile manufacturers in the United States, headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It is the American subsidiary of the multinational automotiv ...

, establishing the

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.Mitsubishi Lancer. In 1999, MMC and

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joined their truck and bus operations, and Volvo acquired 5% of MMC. Two years later, DaimlerChrysler, formed after Chrysler had merged with

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owners Daimler-Benz, replaced Volvo as MMC's truck and bus partner and MMC renamed the Tokyo Plant the Truck and Bus Production Office (also known as the Kawasaki Plant). In 2003, the Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) was established. DaimlerChrysler, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, and other Mitsubishi companies acquired 43, 42. and 15% shares, respectively, in MFTBC. In 2005, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation transferred its MFTBC shares to DaimlerChrysler as part of their compensation agreement for financial damages resulting from quality problems and recalls at MFTBC. DaimlerChrysler and the Mitsubishi companies hold shares of 89 and 11%, respectively. In 2006, MFTBC moved its headquarters from Tokyo to Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa; the following year, DaimlerChrysler sold its majority stake in Chrysler Corporation to Cerberus Capital Management. The corporation was renamed Daimler AG (now the Mercedes-Benz Group) and the DaimlerChrysler Truck Group was renamed Daimler Trucks; MFTBC is part of the Daimler Trucks Division of Daimler AG. On May 27, 2020, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America announced it is discontinuing new truck sales. The move is a result of a re-evaluation by Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. of its business situation in the United States and Canada, according to the announcement, as the company shifts to a service-focused operation in these markets.

Facilities

Fuso trucks are developed and built primarily at these Japanese facilities: * Kitsuregawa Proving Ground * Kawasaki Plant and Research and Development Center * Nakatsu Plant, Aikawa, Kanagawa * Mitsubishi Fuso Bus Manufacturing Company in

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Mitsubishi Fuso Canter The is a line of light-duty commercial vehicles manufactured by Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, part of Daimler Truck, subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz Group. The Canter is manufactured since 1963, now in its eighth generation. The Can ...

work trucks are manufactured in Egypt, Tramagal (Portugal), the Philippines, Venezuela, Turkey, and Russia. They are marketed in Japan, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, and a number of other Asian countries, as well as in the United States. They are also manufactured in India at the Daimler India Commercial Vehicles plant in

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, near

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. Those vehicles are sold in East Africa and Southeast Asia.''Daimler Trucks Operations in Asia Premieres FUSO FJ''
Fuso

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, September 24, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014. Mitsubishi Fuso's European marketing and sales headquarters is in

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Products

Van

* Canter Van ( OEM Nissan Caravan, export only)

Trucks

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aka FE/FF/FG/FH, formerly also rebadged and sold as the Sterling 360 * Canter Guts (Canter Mini FA/FB/FC/FD) * Canter Eco Hybrid * Fighter aka FH/FK/FM/FL *

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* Super Great/Heavy Duty aka FP/FS/FV * Fuso Shogun (manufactured in

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island coun ...

) * Fuso FJ (manufactured in India by

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for export) * Fuso TV (manufactured in Malaysia and Thailand) * Fuso FI

Buses and chassis

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* Aero Midi MK/MJ/ME * Aero Star MP * Aero King * Aero Ace/Bus/Queen MS * Mitsubishi Cruiser * Mitsubishi Eagle * Fuso BK125L (Bus chassis) * Fuso BM115/116/117/118 (Bus chassis) * Fuso RK (Bus chassis) * Fuso RM (Bus chassis) * Fuso RP (Bus Chassis) File:Nishinihon JR Bus Mitsubishi-Fuso Aero King.jpg, A Fuso Aero King is operated by Nishinihon JR Bus Co., in Japan. File:KamalanBus 326FL Front.jpg, A Fuso RM bus is operated by Kamalan Bus Inc. in Taiwan. File:Mitsubishi Fuso RP118 93 2-80071.jpg, A Fuso RP118 bus is operated by BMTA in Thailand. File:Fuso Canter 3C13, 8th Generation.jpg, Fuso Canter, 8th Generation in Dueñas,

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Electric transport

The

Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Star The Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Star ( kana:三菱ふそう・エアロスター) is a heavy-duty single-decker bus produced by the Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Fuso. The range was available as either a public bus or a coach. Its principal compe ...

diesel-electric bus is being tested in Japan. According to the company, it can reduce fuel consumption by as much as 30%.
The Aero Star uses a

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drive, where its diesel engine drives an

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to recharge

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connected to the two

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s with a combined output of 158 kW, which propel the vehicle. Series hybrids are efficient on urban buses. Opposed to the buses the

Mitsubishi Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid The Mitsubishi Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid is a hybrid diesel-electric commercial truck made and sold by the Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation in Japan. The vehicle is being produced at the company’s Kawasaki Manufacturing Plant, in Kawasaki ...

uses a parallel hybrid system with an electric Motor-generator on the transmission input shaft. This system maintains better efficiency gains at higher speeds.

Global distribution

Outside Japan, vehicles manufactured by the corporation are sold in: *

Latin America Latin America or * french: Amérique Latine, link=no * ht, Amerik Latin, link=no * pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived ...

by Mitsubishi Motors, Daimler, and independent dealers (in Mexico, some Fuso vehicles are offered in Freightliner trademark, to replace the Sterling Trucks image that previously badged some trucks such as Canter and Super Great) *

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...

by Mitsubishi Motors, Mitsubishi Fuso Company, and Daimler independent dealers *

Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabian Peninsula, Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Anatolia, Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Pro ...

by Mitsubishi Motors and independent dealers *

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

by Mitsubishi and independent dealers in

Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...

by Akagera Business Group *

Oceania Oceania (, , ) is a geographical region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Spanning the Eastern and Western hemispheres, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of and a population of around 44.5 million ...

by Daimler-Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi Motors, Fuso, and independent dealers *

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and dealers

References

https://www.truckinginfo.com/359173/mitsubishi-fuso-truck-of-america-discontinues-new-truck-sales

External links

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