| 1932 |
The first “Fuso” is built, a Mitsubishi
B46 large size gasoline engine bus produced at Mitsubishi Shipbuilding
Co. Ltd.’s Kobe works. |
| 1934 |
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. is renamed Mitsubishi
Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. |
| 1949 |
Mitsubishi Fuso Motors Sales Co., Ltd. is founded.
The company is later renamed Mitsubishi Fuso Motors Sales Co., Ltd.
in 1952. |
| 1964 |
Mitsubishi Fuso Motors and shin Mitsubishi Motors
Sales Co., merge to become Mitsubishi Motors Sales Co. |
| 1970 |
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) is founded.
MMC signs a joint venture agreement with Chrysler Corporation, U.S.A. |
| 1980 |
Kitsuregawa Proving Grounds begins operations. |
| 1982 |
Mitsubishi Fuso celebrates its 50th anniversary.
The new Mitsubishi Motors Corporation starts operations |
| 1985 |
MMC and Mitsubishi Corporation endorse a joint-equity
to establish Mitsubishi Truck of America, Inc. in the United States
of America. |
| 1996 |
MMC acquires 100% of the stocks of Mitsubishi
Fuso Truck Europe-Sociedade Europeia de Automoveis, S.A. (MFTE) in
Tramagal, Portugal, to exclusively manufacture trucks. |
| 2001 |
The MMC Tokyo Plant is renamed the Truck and Bus
Production Office (also known as the Kawasaki Plant). |
| 2003 |
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC)
is founded.
DaimlerChrysler takes a 43% equity position in MFTBC, with Mitsubishi
Motors Corporation holding 42% and other Mitsubishi Group companies
15% stake. |
| 2004 |
DaimlerChrysler’s increases its share of
MFTBC from 43% to 65%. Mitsubishi Fuso is fully consolidated within
DaimlerChrysler's Commercial Vehicle Division. |
| 2005 |
DaimlerChrysler increases its direct share of
MFTBC from 65% to 85%. Various Mitsubishi Group companies hold the
other 15% of shares. |
| 2006 |
MFTBC becomes part of DaimlerChrysler’s
newly formed Truck Group, which also includes Freightliner LLC in
NAFTA and Mercedes-Benz Trucks in Europe and Latin America. |
| 2007 |
Mitsubishi Fuso celebrates the 75th anniversary
of the Fuso brand name
DaimlerChrysler sells a majority stake of Chrysler Corporation
to Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. The corporation is renamed
Daimler AG and subsequently, the former DaimlerChrysler Truck Group
is renamed Daimler Trucks. MFTBC is an integral part of the Daimler
Trucks Division of Daimler AG. |
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