Mitsubishi Fuso To Join October 10-11
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Kawasaki - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) will cooperate in the event “Traffic Safety Program for Mothers & Children” to be held October 10–11 by the Automobile Journalists Association of Japan (AJAJ). MFTBC will exhibit a heavy-duty truck during the event, which is a part of the “Motor Sports Japan 2009 Festival in Odaiba” to be held in Tokyo in the same period. AJAJ holds the annual event as a voluntary project to encourage traffic safety and to promote the safe co-existence of vehicle and people. This is the eighth year of the seminar. MFTBC supports the objectives of the event, will provide a Super Great heavy-duty truck for activities including the programs “Experience How Bicycles and Passenger Cars are Seen from a Heavy-Duty Truck” and “Check Blind Corners of a Heavy-Duty Truck.” The purpose of these programs is to provide participants with opportunities to actually sit in the driver’s seat of a heavy-duty truck, so that they can understand how people and objects are seen from a truck. The overall aim is to prevent accidents from happening. Mr. Yasuo Kusakabe, Chairman of AJAJ says, “We would like to contribute to building a safe and secure transportation society by offering AJAJ’s perspectives on traffic safety to mothers and their children who carry the hope of the future.” |
Overview of “Traffic Safety Program for Mothers & Children”: |
1) Date & time: | October 10 (Sat.) to 11 (Sun.), 10:00-16:00 |
2) Place: | Motor Sports Japan 2009 Festival in Odaiba, Tokyo |
3) More information: | Please visit AJAJ Web site: http://www.ajaj.gr.jp/hahatoko/ |
About MFTBC
Based in Kawasaki, Japan, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) is one of Asia's leading commercial vehicle manufacturers. In 2008, the company sold a total of about 197,700 vehicles including light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses. Daimler AG owns 85% of MFTBC shares with the other 15% of shares held by various Mitsubishi group companies. MFTBC is an integral part of the Daimler Trucks Division of Daimler AG. |