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Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. (MFTA), Logan Township, New Jersey, United States, imports and markets Class 3 through Class 5 diesel-powered, medium-duty cabover trucks through more than 200 dealer locations in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam. According to the company, more than 100,000 Mitsubishi Fuso standard, 4-wheel-drive and crew cab trucks have been sold into the North American market since the company's founding. Applications include beverage, catering, refrigerated and dry cargo delivery, vehicle recovery, towing, pest control, plumbing, light construction and landscaping, overlanding, among others.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Mitsubishi Fuso )〕 MFTA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), Kawasaki, Japan, itself a part of the Daimler Trucks Division of Daimler AG.〔(Hoovers Company Profile )〕 ==Company history== Established in 1985,〔http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=4251919〕 MFTA signed its first dealer and sold its first truck in the U.S. in 1986. By the end of that year, the company had enlisted 41 dealers and had total retail sales of 89 trucks. In 1990, the company introduced its FG model 4-wheel-drive cabover into the North American market. The company expanded operations into Canada in 1999,〔http://www.mitfuso.com/pages/news-canadamarket.html〕 and sold its 60,000th truck in the North American market in 2001. In 2002 MFTA introduced its FE145 Crew Cab model, followed by redesigned FE and FG models in 2004. By 2005, the company had sold 80,000 trucks and added a 5-year powertrain limited warranty covering all of its models.〔(MFTA Company Milestones ), Retrieved 2010-03-17〕 In September 2009, the company signed its 200th dealer (Washington Auto Carriage, Spokane, WA).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mitsubishi Fuso Announces 200th Dealer Appointment )〕 Shortly after, with 175 dealers operating in the U.S. and 25 operating in Canada, it signed a new dealership agreement that expanded its reach into Puerto Rico for the first time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mitsubishi Fuso Signs New Dealer, Expands Into Puerto Rico )〕 On December 30, 2009, the company sold its 100,000th truck in North America to LaVallee's Bakery Distributors, Waltham, MA.〔(Trucking Info ), Retrieved 2010-3-17〕 In March 2011, MFTA introduced a new line of Class 3 through Class 5 medium duty commercial trucks to the North American market, designated the Canter FE/FG Series. For the first time, the parent company (MFTBC) applied the name Canter—the model name used throughout the rest of the world—to its line of light medium-duty trucks marketed in the NAFTA region.〔(Fleet Maintenance ), Retrieved 2011-5-5〕 MFTA expanded its dealer network again in November 2013, when it signed an agreement with a dealership on the island of Guam.〔(Truck Fleet Management - FUSO Expands into Guam ), retrieved 2014-5-7〕 In March 2014, the company introduced a new Class 3 model, the Fuso Canter FE130, with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 13,200 lb., 6% higher than the 12,500 lb. GVWR of the FE125 model it replaced.〔(CCJ - Fuso unveils FE130 cargo truck )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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