- FUSO launched five new medium and heavy-duty truck models, with customer service and 24 -hour roadside assistance
- Together with the heavy-duty concrete mixer – the first model of the all-new FUSO range – launched in Thailand in May 2015, this extends the range of models to give customers more choice
- With the expansion of the new FUSO line-up, Daimler Trucks Asia intends to make Thailand one of its strategic growth markets with the aim of increasing market share and sales
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), one of Asia’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers, cooperating with Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (DICV) under the umbrella of Daimler Trucks Asia (DTA), launched five models of medium-duty trucks, (FI 1217C dump; FI 1217R cargo, and FJ 1523C ready mixed concrete) and heavy-duty trucks (FJ 2528R cargo; and FZ 4928T tractor).
This is an effort to expand the all-new robust, fuel- efficient FUSO range in order to give customers a wider choice of vehicles, adding to the heavy-duty FJ concrete mixer – the first model of the range launched in Thailand in May 2015.
The trucks will come with customer service that includes a 2 year warranty and 24 hour roadside assistance.
The newly-launched models are produced at the state-of-the art DICV plant in Chennai, India, and exported from there to Thailand.
In Thailand the trucks are sold and marketed by Fuso Truck Company Limited, a100% subsidiary of Tan Chong International Limited, which also assembles and distributes some FUSO models coming from Japan.
Michael Kamper, Senior Vice President, Head of Marketing Sales and Customer Service, Daimler Trucks Asia, said, “Thailand is one of our strategic markets in Asia, and we intend to significantly increase market share for our FUSO brand in close cooperation with our distributor Tan Chong. These newly launched robust FUSO trucks from our Indian production will help to further strengthen our portfolio and offer more choice for our customers.”
