Isuzu announces 2018 and 2019 truck model lineup
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc. announced production plans for its 2018 and 2019 model-year lineup, including a new Crew Cab configuration for the 19,500-lb. GVWR NRR. Production plans and features highlighted by Isuzu include: 2018 Isuzu NPR Gas Production began in January 2018. GVWR: 12,000 lbs. (Class 3) Wheelbases: 109-176 inches with body lengths
Isuzu, Supreme Corp. tackle Ewing Irrigation and Landscape Supply commercial demands
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. recently collaborated with Supreme Industries, a manufacturer of specialized commercial truck bodies, to deliver customized truck solutions to Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply, a family-owned supplier of landscape and water management products. Isuzu, along with Supreme and its dealer Golden Gate Truck Center in Oakland, Calif., identified Ewing’s industry-specific
Isuzu technicians earn second-place finish in world technical competition
The team of service technicians from Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc. (ICTA) placed second in the High Technology Diesel division of the 12th Annual Isuzu One Grand Prix World Technician Competition. The competition was conducted at Isuzu Motors Limited’s training center in Fujisawa, Japan. Eighty-one technicians from Isuzu distributors in 27 countries
Isuzu announces Spanish-language website
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. announced that its website, isuzucv.com, is now available in Spanish as well as English. Users can see each page in Spanish by clicking the link next to the Isuzu logo at the top of the page. The website’s offerings include details on each of Isuzu’s trucks; a dealer locator;
Isuzu announces production of 40,000th N-Series gasoline truck
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. announced that the 40,000th gasoline-powered Isuzu N-Series truck has been produced at the Spartan Motors Inc. facility in Charlotte, Mich. The truck rolled off the line on June 8. “From April 2015 to June 2016—a span of 15 months—we went from 20,000 to 30,000 gas-powered Isuzu trucks produced
Isuzu begins production on 2018 FTR
Production has begun on the 2018 Isuzu FTR, the company announced. The truck is being produced at a new Spartan Motors facility in Charlotte, Mich. The FTR is powered by Isuzu’s 4HK1-TC 5.2-liter turbocharged four-cylinder diesel engine, which generates 520 lbs./ft. of torque and 215 HP, and carries a B10 durability rating of 375,000 miles—meaning
Dana to supply axles, driveshafts for 2018 Isuzu FTR
Dana Inc. announced that it will be supplying axles and driveshafts for the 2018 Isuzu FTR, which will begin production in mid-2017. The 2018 Isuzu FTR will be assembled with a Spicer single-reduction drive axle, Spicer E-Series steer axles, and a Spicer Life Series driveshaft from Dana’s Spicer line. “We chose Spicer axles and driveshafts
Isuzu reveals new specs of 2018 FTR
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. has announced new specifications of its upcoming Class 6 medium-duty truck, the 2018 Isuzu FTR. The FTR is slated to go into production at a new facility in Charlotte, Mich. in mid-2017.
Isuzu opens Center of Excellence
Medium-duty truck maker Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc. has opened a Center of Excellence in Pennsylvania. The complex is comprised of a 100,000-sq.-ft. parts distribution center and a 30,000-sq.-ft. training and technical assistance facility. The Center of Excellence, according to Isuzu, puts three major functions supporting dealerships and customers in the region under one roof: Parts Distribution: Over $8
Isuzu’s 2018 FTR charts a new course to deliver efficiency
At this year’s NTEA Work Truck Show, Isuzu Commercial Truck of America pulled the curtain back on the latest evolution of its F-Series Class 6 medium-duty truck. The new 2018 Isuzu FTR, notably, is the first truck in the Class 6 segment to offer a 5.2-liter turbocharged four-cylinder diesel engine. It’s a move that Isuzu
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
The medium-duty truck trends of the year
Within medium-duty segments, cabover trucks, gasoline options and light-duty, customizable vans are making a big splash in the market. “Isuzu is seeing a number of new customers moving to our low cab forward [LCF] design to better fit the different routes that customers have in tight confined areas,” said Brian Tabel, Isuzu’s executive director of