Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation
三菱ふそうトラック・バス株式会社
Type Subsidiary
Industry Automobile manufacturing
Founded January 6, 2003
Headquarters 890-12, Kashimada, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, 212-0058 Japan
Key people Takao Suzuki (Chairman);
Albert Kirchmann (President & CEO)
Products Buses and Trucks
Revenue €30.368 billion (2005)
Employees (Consolidated) c.18,200
Parent Daimler AG
Website Mitsubishi-Fuso.com

The Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (Japanese: 三菱ふそうトラック・バス株式会社) is a German-owned, Japan-based manufacturer of trucks and buses. It is headquartered in Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, Japan. This company is one of the World's largest truck manufacturers. Daimler AG of Germany owns approximately 89.29% of Mitsubishi Fuso and Mitsubishi Fuso is a member of the Daimler Trucks division of Daimler AG.[1]

The name Fuso translates to hibiscus, an ancient name for Japan used by the Chinese and this was the name for the company's first product in 1932.

Contents

History

Shareholders

Daimler AG (89.29%), Mitsubishi group companies (10.71%)

Facilities

Fuso trucks are mostly developed and built in Japan. The facilities include:

The Canter has been manufactured by Mitsubishi Fuso in Tramagal/Portugal since 1980. Tramagal is located 150 km north of Lisbon. The factory achieves a production capacity of 15,000 units per year and shift with approximately 480 employees (status: April 2005). 100,000 vehicles have been produced to date. High production quality standards certified with ISO-standards, combined with a test track and extensive final inspection and quality checks lead to a tough and reliable truck –

The European Marketing & Sales Headquarter of Mitsubishi Fuso is located in Stuttgart, Germany.

Products

Domestic Japan

Truck

Bus

Outside Japan

Truck

Bus

Others

Transport electrification

The Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Star Eco Hybrid (diesel-electric bus) is now in trials in Japan. According to the company, it can reduce fuel consumption by as much as 30 percent.[3] The Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Star Eco Hybrid operates with a series hybrid drive, in which the diesel engine does not drive wheels directly but instead is used solely to drive an electrical generator to recharge lithium-ion batteries,[4] connected to the two electric motor (with a combined output of 158 kW), which propel the vehicle.[1]

Daimler Trucks uses such a system for most of its full-hybrid commercial vehicles, including in the Mitsubishi Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid, while series hybrids are reserved for urban buses, where they work most efficiently.[4]

Global distribution

Outside of Japan, vehicles manufactured by Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation are sold in:

Controversy / recall

See also

References

  1. ^ a b [1]
  2. ^ http://www.ghabbourauto.com/
  3. ^ [2]
  4. ^ a b [3]
  5. ^ Japan Times
  6. ^ Rescuenow

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