Birmingham Freightliner becomes authorized Fuso dealership
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc.’s (MFTA) newest Fuso sales, service and parts center is in Birmingham Freightliner in Birmingham, Alabama. This marks the third Fuso franchise for Birmingham Freightliner’s parent company, Peach State Truck Centers.
Gas gains market share: Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America introduces its new gasoline-powered lineup
While much of the medium-duty market in the U.S. relies on diesel-powered trucks, gasoline engines are increasing in popularity, noted Justin Palmer, president and chief executive officer of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America Inc. “They now hold about a 40% market share; so, the development of a gas-engine option for our customers was a no-brainer,”
Justin Palmer named President and CEO of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. (Fuso) has promoted Justin Palmer to the position of president and chief executive officer, effective Nov. 30. He replaces Jecka Glasman, who is leaving Fuso to return to Israel, her home country, for family reasons. Palmer has spent the last two years at Fuso as its director of business
Mitsubishi Fuso introduces lease and purchase program
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. has announced it is partnering with Morgan Corp. and Daimler Truck Financial to offer the FusoComplete Program, a new lease and purchase program for the 2017 Fuso FE160 Class 4 medium-duty cabover truck with a 151-in. wheelbase and 16-ft. Morgan aluminum dry van body. The program offers customers a
Mitsubishi Fuso begins production of eCanter all-electric truck
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. has announced the start of production of its all‑electric Class 4 truck, the Fuso eCanter. The first eCanter trucks will be delivered to customer in the coming months, the company said. The eCanter is a Class 4 truck with a 15,995 lb. GVWR and a payload capacity of roughly 9,380 lb.
Mitsubishi Fuso, Telogis announce partnership
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. and Telogis have announced a partnership that will lead to installation of Telogis telematics systems as standard equipment on all Fuso medium-duty diesel cabover trucks. The two companies will also work together to integrate Telogis telematics capabilities into all of Fuso’s future Class 3 through 5 turbocharged diesel commercial trucks.
Mitsubishi Fuso to develop gasoline powertrain for FE Series
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. announced the development of a new gasoline powertrain for its FE Series medium-duty cabover trucks. The powertrain was developed in partnership with PSI, General Motors Powertrain and Allison Transmission. All three Fuso models, the FE130, FE160 and FE180, will be powered by a PSI-GMPT Vortec Series 6.0L V8, coupled
Mitsubishi Fuso introduces fully electric Class 4 truck
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. announced that it will bring a limited-production line of fully electric trucks, known as the eCanter, to market in the U.S., Japan and Europe before the end of 2017. It will be the first 100% plug-in electric work truck designed and produced by a major truck manufacturer, the company noted.
Mitsubishi Fuso is going electric
After a year of in-use testing demonstrated a 64% savings in operating costs compared to an equivalent diesel-powered vehicle in the same service, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America Inc. (MFTA) will debut two prototypes of its Fuso E-cell all-electric truck at The Work Truck Show 2016. One of the prototypes will be available for test drives
Proper power: Medium-duty engines designed for medium-duty trucks
The medium-duty engine market continues to evolve and expand. By the end of this year, new Detroit DD5 and DD8 engines will be offered as part of the Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) product lineup. The Detroit DD5 medium-duty engine will be offered first, initially on 2016 Freightliner M2 models. Those engines will be built at first in
