navigation search mitsubishi fuso truck of america inc. type wholly owned subsidiary industry transportation founded 1985 1985 headquarters logan township new jersey u.s. number of locations 201 dealers across the u.s. canada puerto rico and guam as of 15 november 2013 area served north america key people jecka glasman president and ceo 1 dr. michael munz chief financial officer 2 bill lyons vp sales operations products commercial work trucks class 3 through class 5 services dealer service training parent mitsubishi fuso truck and bus corporation member of daimler truck group daimler ag subsidiaries mitsubishi fuso truck of canada website http www.mitfuso.com 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 . 3 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 . 4 contents 1 company history 2 current models 3 engines transmissions 3.1 fe and fg models 3.2 fk and fm models discontinued after 2010 model year 4 primary competitors 5 references company history edit established in 1985 5 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 6 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 . 7 in september 2009 the company signed its 200th dealer washington auto carriage spokane wa . 8 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 . 9 on december 30 2009 the company sold its 100 000th truck in north america to lavallee s bakery distributors waltham ma . 10 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 . 11 mfta expanded its dealer network again in november 2013 when it signed an agreement with a dealership on the island of guam . 12 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 . 13 current models edit mfta currently offers the following models for sale in the united states canada puerto rico and guam 14 canter fe130 class 3 cabover work truck with gvwr of 13 200 lb . 15 canter fe160 class 4 cabover work truck with gvwr of 15 995 lb . canter fe160cc class 4 cabover work truck with 7 passenger crew cab and gvwr of 15 995 lb . canter fe180 class 5 cabover work truck with gvwr of 17 995 lb . canter fg4x4 class 4 4 wheel drive cabover work truck with gvwr of 14 050 lb . engines transmissions edit fe and fg models edit all of the company s canter fe and fg models use the same basic mitsubishi 4p10 model 3.0 l 183.0 cu.in . dual overhead cam dohc 4 stroke water cooled turbocharged intercooled diesel engine with four valves per cylinder . engine output on all canter fe fg series models according to the company s published specifications is 161 hp 3500 rpm sae gross and 295 lb ft of torque 1600 rpm sae gross . all models come standard with a mitsubishi fuso duonic electronic 6 speed automated manual transmission amt with overdrive . the canter fg4x4 4wd model also comes standard with duonic amt and heavy duty transfer case . emissions control to meet the 2010 epa standards is provided by daimler truck s bluetec system . 16 all of the canter models have a 12 000 mile service interval oil changes routine maintenance as standard . 17 fk and fm models discontinued after 2010 model year edit over the previous decade the company also offered class 6 and class 7 medium duty work trucks . three models were generally available fk200 class 6 cabover work truck with gvwr of 19 850 lb . fk260 class 6 cabover work truck with gvwr of 25 995 lb . fm330 class 7 cabover work truck with gvwr of 32 900 lb . fk and fm model fusos were powered by a mitsubishi 6m60 model 7.5 l 460 cu.in . single overhead cam sohc in line 6 cylinder water cooled turbocharged intercooled diesel engine with four valves per cylinder . engine output on all fk and fm models is 243 hp 2600 rpm and 516 lb . ft. of torque at 1400 rpm . all fk and fm models were mated to allison 5 speed fk200 fk260 or 6 speed fm330 electronic overdrive automatic transmissions as standard . a mitsubishi 6 speed od manual transmission was available on the fk260 model ; a mitsubishi 6 speed direct manual transmission was an option on the fk330 model . 18 primary competitors edit all mitsubishi fuso trucks are of the low cab over engine lcoe configuration also known as low cab forward lcf or simply as cabovers . consequently the company s primary competitors in the north american market are other manufacturers marketers of medium duty cabover trucks ; namely isuzu commercial truck of america a subsidiary of isuzu motors hino trucks usa a subsidiary of hino motors and nissan diesel america a subsidiary of ud trucks ud . historically the company also competed with gmc medium duty cabover trucks but as of july 31 2009 gm closed the plant that manufactured its medium duty commercial trucks including its cabover models and announced it was withdrawing from the medium duty commercial truck market . the same gm plant also manufactured isuzu class 6 and class 7 models and isuzu class 3 gasoline engine cabover models . 19 secondarily mfta competes with makers of conventional medium duty trucks . those are ford freightliner medium duty international medium duty kenworth medium duty and peterbilt medium duty . 20 references edit fleetfinancials.com . june 23 2015 . retrieved july 1 2015 . truckinginfo.com . retrieved april 3 2013 . about mitsubishi fuso . retrieved 6 november 2009 . hoovers company profile http investing.businessweek.com research stocks private snapshot.asp privcapid 4251919 http www.mitfuso.com pages news canadamarket.html mfta company milestones retrieved 2010 03 17 mitsubishi fuso announces 200th dealer appointment . retrieved 6 november 2009 . mitsubishi fuso signs new dealer expands into puerto rico . retrieved 14 october 2009 . trucking info retrieved 2010 3 17 fleet maintenance retrieved 2011 5 5 truck fleet management fuso expands into guam retrieved 2014 5 7 ccj fuso unveils fe130 cargo truck fleet equipment retrieved 2011 5 5 ccj fuso unveils fe130 cargo truck work truck magazine bobit business media september october 2009 p18 truckinginfo.com higher gwvr class 3 truck retrieved 2014 5 7 work truck magazine bobit business media september october 2009 p18 light & medium truck 2010 medium duty preview . retrieved 7 january 2010 . light & medium truck 2010 medium duty preview . retrieved 7 january 2010 . v t e mitsubishi fuso a subsidiary of daimler ag 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