Lyons rejoins Mitsubishi Fuso Truck; Rumsey resigns
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America Inc. has announced that Bill Lyons is rejoining the company, effective November 10. Lyons will serve as the company’s new vice president of sales operations, replacing Mike Rumsey. Rumsey, a long-time MFTA executive, will be stepping away to pursue a management position at a truck dealership, though he will remain
Mitsubishi Fuso highlights tax rule that helps expense work trucks
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America reminds commercial medium-duty truck owners that the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, Section 179 (commonly referred to as IRC-179) allows businesses to expense up to $25,000 in tax year 2014 for certain capital expenditures, including commercial work trucks like the Fuso Canter FE/FG Series. Normally, capital expenditures must be handled as
Engine protection system available on all Mitsubishi Fuso Canter Trucks
According to Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America Inc., a new engine protection system, developed at the request of its fleet customers, is now standard on all 2015 models and available as a no-cost upgrade on all 2012–2014 model-year Canter FE and FG Series work trucks. The new EPS will shut down the engine in the
Mitsubishi Fuso Canter FE130 available with Supreme FiberPanel HoneyComb body
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America Inc. (MFTA) announced that its 2015 Canter FE130 medium-duty work truck (13,200-lb. GVWR) is now available with a Supreme FiberPanel (HC) HoneyComb dry van body. The Class 3 Canter FE130 features a body/payload capacity of up to 7,975 lbs. When the Supreme body is installed on the FE130, the total
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck announces Morris’s replacement
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America Inc. (MFTA) promoted Larry Smith to director of fleet operations to lead the company’s fleet sales efforts. For the past five years, Smith has held the position of district sales manager for the company, managing dealer operations and sales activities for the upper Midwest. Smith replaces Jack Morris, who recently retired
Mitigating cost of ownership: Trends, challenges and solutions for vocational truck owners
Even though the U.S. economy continues to improve, vocational fleets still face challenges related to the cost of doing business. According to Todd Bloom, president and chief executive officer of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, “Vocational fleets, today, are building their businesses on pennies saved—in other words—they need to minimize every possible cost to be
Mitsubishi Fuso authorizes new Diamond Mark used truck warranty
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America Inc. (MFTA) announced that it will make a used-truck warranty option available through its authorized dealers for any used FUSO work truck up to seven years old with less than 300,000 miles on it at time of purchase. The Diamond Mark used truck warranty is available at three different coverage intervals
2015 Model FUSO Canters available at dealerships now
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America Inc. has announced that its new 2015 model FUSO Canters are available now at authorized dealers throughout the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam. Led by the new Class 3 Canter FE130 with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 13,200 lb., the full line of medium-duty work trucks also
Mitsubishi Fuso continues its 1.9% APR financing
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America Inc. (MFTA) announced today that during its Spring Forward Sales Event, it will offer 1.9% APR financing with 90-day delayed first payment on its 2014 and 2015 model year Canter FE Series commercial trucks. In addition, the company is now offering 0.9% financing or $1,500 additional bonus cash on any
Mitsubishi Fuso announces its 2013 North America Dealer of the Year awards
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America Inc. has announced its 2013 North American Dealer of the Year awards. Each year, MFTA recognizes its most outstanding dealers in the U.S. and Canada for overall performance and for sales, parts sales and service performance. In addition, the company honors the dealer salesperson of the year. “The dealers we
