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Western Star Beauty & the Beast	Western Star Trucks, Daimler Truck Group’s, pre-eminent builder of bespoke trucks built a unique blue and black truck, named Beauty and the Beast, for the Mid America Truck Show hosted in Louisville Kentucky earlier this year. The truck was built to showcase the company’s more than 40 year proud history of building custom-made Serious trucks. more...
Freightliner/FUSO looks ahead to 2010	The Freightliner and Mitsubishi FUSO divisions of Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) have ended the first four months of 2010 with a volume increase of more than 27 % over sales compared to year-to-date 2009. These sales of 731 units contribute to MBSA’s market dominance of 34,7 % market share year-to-date. more...
Daimler Trucks donates 20 FUSO Canter trucks for aid operations in Haiti’s earthquake region	Stuttgart – Daimler Trucks is supporting the people of Haiti, the Caribbean island that has been hard-hit by the recent earthquakes, by promptly sending them 20 FUSO Canter trucks worth over half a million euros. The trucks were handed over to the Haiti aid initiative of former US President Bill Clinton. Clinton had already presented this project last week at the World Economic Forum in Davos. more...
The Furious FUSO Canter 4x4	It’s quite a bizarre sight watching a six tonne truck driving up the 45 degree incline of a sand dune. And Bob Davidson is paying close attention. Bob is perhaps one of the last of a dying breed of men. Men who can build and fix, just about anything. A trained engineer, he got into plastic injection moulding before ill-health pushed him into an early retirement. more...
Daimler Trucks Sells 500th Hybrid Truck from Mitsubishi Fuso in Japan	Stuttgart/Kawasaki – Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) has sold more than 500 units of the Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid truck model in Japan to date. Some 250 of the trucks were sold in 2008 alone, a 64-percent increase from the figure recorded for the prior year. This dynamic development is being fueled in particular by growing demand for environmentally friendly, fuel-efficient commercial vehicles. more...
Realignment of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation	Stuttgart, Germany / Kawasaki, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), one of Asia’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers and an integral part of Daimler Trucks, today announced a major realignment of its operations to address structural changes in the company’s business and markets. more...
Nampo 12 – 15 May 2009	Mercedes-Benz South Africa with a full line-up at the largest agricultural show in the southern hemisphere - NAMPO more...
Success Story Continues for Daimler Commercial Vehicles in 2008	Stuttgart – As expected, developments on the world’s commercial vehicle markets were quite varied last year. While the truck markets in Latin America developed positively in the first half of 2008, there was a downturn of the European market from the second half of the year, following years of strong growth. Meanwhile, the markets in the NAFTA region and Japan contracted once again. more...
Commercial vehicles at Mercedes-Benz South Africa ended 2008 on a high note	The commercial vehicle division of Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) including Freightliner/Mitusbishi FUSO/Western Star ended 2008 on a high note with total sales of 9 167 units in the over 3.5 t GVM segments, giving a market share of 26.4%, an improvement of 3.2% over 2007. more...
Legends meet	The commercial vehicle division have a long-standing tradition whereby they invite members of the media to a festive year-end luncheon to thank the media for their commitment and contribution to the industry, to interact and have fun. more...
Sleekest truck in town - Mitsubishi FUSO unveils hybrid medium-duty dump truck at JIMS	Johannesburg, 31 October 2008 – Mitsubishi FUSO division of Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) today unveiled the first ever, hybrid dump truck concept at the Johannesburg International Motor Show (JIMS). more...
Mitsubishi Fuso Canter FG6-106 4WD demonstrates it can fetch anything from anywhere	Like a bull terrier willing to go to great lengths to fetch anything that its owner commands, the Mitsubishi Fuso Canter FG6-106 4WD has proven that it is indeed a business’s or even farmer’s best friend. more...
Mitsubishi Fuso Presents Awards to Mercedes-Benz South Africa	MFTBC Sales & Service International recently bestowed a FUSO AWARD for "Historical Sales Record" and for "Vehicle Sales Growth" upon Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA). more...
Sandown Motors opens a purpose-built commercial vehicle facility for West Rand customers	An all-new commercial vehicle facility has officially opened in Stormill, Roodepoort. The Sandown Commercial Vehicles Roodepoort facility specialises in both sales and service of Freightliner trucks, the local market leader amongst American commercial vehicle brands, and similarly the sales and service of the stalwart commercial vehicle brand from Japan, Mitsubishi FUSO. more...
Unique Freightliner and Mitsubishi FUSO on-highway brand centre focuses on customer convenience	A new R28-million on-highway commercial vehicle facility for Freightliner and Mitsubishi FUSO brands was opened in Centurion this week. It's the only one of its kind for sales and service of these commercial vehicle brands. more...
Rola Motors sets the standard in trucking	Today sees the official opening of the all-new Rola Motors Commercial Vehicles Helderberg, a DaimlerChrysler market centre within the Rola Motor Group (RMG). more...
FUSO trucks save time in supporting role at the scene of raging veld fires	Fighting a runaway wildfire from the air is not a task for the faint-hearted. So when the aerial wing of the Working on Fire (WoF) programme was looking for trustworthy assistance in terms of ground support vehicles, they had some serious demands. more...
Mitsubishi Fuso Marks 75th Anniversary of Fuso Brand Name	Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) today, 25th May 2007 announced the official 75th anniversary of the Fuso brand name. Three-quarters of a century ago, the Fuso name was first applied to a bus built at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Kobe Shipyard and Machine Works. Today, the Fuso name is renowned in Asia and around the world, while MFTBC itself is part of the DaimlerChrysler Truck Group, the world's largest commercial truck manufacturer. more...
Ikhwezi builds 10 000th Mercedes-Benz truck	Ikhwezi Trucktech (Pty) Ltd, the company that assembles all completely knocked down (CKD) commercial vehicles for DaimlerChrysler South Africa has, after being operational for five years, recently celebrated the building of the 10 000th Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle. more...
Mitsubishi Fuso Canter 4x4s take on the forest	PG Bison’s North Eastern Cape Forest (NECF) estate manager Dave Butt’s long spreadsheet on suitable vehicles for use on the 82 hectare pine plantations in Ugie, pointed clearly to the Mitsubishi FUSO Canter 3 ton 4x4 truck. more...
Planting the seeds of success	The new generation Mitsubishi FUSO Canter 4x4 is hard at work helping rural communities empower themselves - and is already a familiar sight in and around the St Lucia Area in KwaZulu-Natal. more...
Indigenous trees for life	Road users in the KwaZulu-Natal area, including the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park in Zululand, are going green because of the new generation Mitsubishi FUSO Canter 4x4 on their roads. more...
Mitsubishi Fuso Canter delivers fresh bread for BB Bakeries	A dedicated team of about 30 owner/drivers at BB Bakeries in Durban delivers countless loaves of bread every month to outlets and end users in country areas of KwaZulu-Natal. more...
DaimlerChrysler wins major Auto Africa awards	DaimlerChrysler South Africa scooped all the top awards for their passenger car and commercial vehicle stands at a recognition breakfast held on the last day of the Auto Africa motor show at NASREC. more...
Record sales for DaimlerChrysler Commercial Vehicles	Mid-2006 sees DaimlerChrysler SA (DCSA) lead the commercial vehicle market in commercial vehicle truck sales with a 21,7 % overall market share, a 5 % volume increase year-to-date over 2005. The total market closed at 3 132 units, giving a 7,9 % increase over May 2005. DCSA retailed a total of 681 units for June. more...
New Mitsubishi Fuso Canter 4x4 gets thumbs up from racing legend	Putting a motor racing legend behind the wheel of a Mitsubishi Fuso Canter 4x4 would not be expected to provoke exciting feedback on the truck – especially given that the legend is none other than fast man Sarel Van Der Merwe. However, praise is exactly what he heaped on this new model after driving it over some ‘heavy’ Kalahari sand dunes. more...
101 gives Freightliner an all time record	Freightliner/Mitsubishi Fuso Division of DaimlerChrysler SA has had an outstanding month of truck sales with volumes reaching 101 for Freightliner and 106 units for Mitsubishi Fuso for the month of May 2006. more...
Roelcor acquires 12 Mitsubishi Fuso FK heavy trucks	The wholesale meat distributor ROELCOR MEAT has taken delivery of 12 new Mitsubishi Fuso medium and heavy trucks for use on its main distribution lines in the Western, Southern and Eastern Cape and parts of the Karoo. more...
Freightliner/Mitsubishi Fuso/Western Star goes into 2006 with big expectations	Commercial Vehicles sales for 2005 have been phenomenal with overall sales of 27 413 units, which is a growth of 31.8% over 2004. more...
Mitsubishi Canter successfully at work in Namibia	The highly successful Mitsubishi Fuso Canter medium commercial vehicle range has gained momentum with specification levels that has been adjusted to better suit customer needs. more...
Mitsubishi Fuso Canters delivers on time month after month	When you’re covering long distances with big vehicle manufacturing plants on tight schedules waiting to take delivery, down-time caused by vehicle breakdowns can shut down your company within weeks. more...
Mitsubishi Fuso: Top Management Change	Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation (MFTBC), one of the leading commercial vehicle manufacturers in Asia, today announced the planned appointment of a new President & CEO. Mr. Harald Boelstler, currently Vice President Mercedes-Benz Passenger Car Procurement, will succeed the current President & CEO of MFTBC, Mr. Wilfried Porth. more...
Mitsubishi Fuso expands Canter Range in South Africa	The highly successful Mitsubishi Canter medium commercial vehicle range has gained momentum and is being expanded to four products in the next step to increase Mitsubishi FUSO's presence in South Africa. At the same time the specification level of the Canter has been adjusted to better suit customer needs. more...