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Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. sign agreement for reciprocal supply of light-duty trucks in Japan
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Daimler expands Fuso commercial vehicles port-folio in the segment of trucks below 5 tons GVW
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New light-duty trucks already available at Fuso Dealerships from January 15, 2013
After the Memorandum of Under-standing between
Daimler’s Japanese commercial vehicle subsidiary and Nissan Motor Co.,
Ltd. in June, earlier today, the partners signed an agreement for the
long-term cooperation on reciprocal supply of light-duty trucks in
Japan. The agreement is founded on the strategic partnership between
Daimler AG and Renault-Nissan.
“With our growth strategy 'FUSO 2015' we will
significantly improve the satisfaction of our customers,” says MFTBC
President and CEO Dr. Albert Kirchmann. “Our latest achievement is the
Fuso Canter Guts to be offered from 2013, which will 'round off' the
bottom of our broad range of light trucks.”
Beginning in January next year, Fuso will offer
the light-duty truck “Fuso Canter Guts” to the Japanese market, which is
known under Nissan´s model name “Atlas F24”. In return, Nissan will
sell the light-duty truck “Fuso Canter” under the new model name “NT450
Atlas”. Initially, the mutual deliveries scope will total about 1,300
units.
The goal of the cooperation between MFTBC and
Nissan is to utilize the expertise of both manufacturers with a view to
bolstering the business with light-duty trucks in Japan. The present
agreement on reciprocal supply of trucks will enable both partners to
expand their truck assortment, realize economies of scale and achieve
savings in development costs. This will lead to increased efficiency and
productivity for both sides.
About Fuso
The Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation
(MFTBC) based in Kawasaki, Japan, is one of Asia's leading commercial
vehicle manufacturers in Asia. Daimler AG holds 89.29% of MFTBC shares.
The remaining 10.71% of the shares are held by various companies of the
Mitsubishi Group. In 2011, Daimler Trucks sold a total of about 147,700
vehicles of the Fuso brand – including light-, medium- and heavy-duty
trucks and buses.
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