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Fuso Launches 2012 Model Super Great Heavy-Duty Truck and Fighter
Medium-Duty Truck Incorporating Latest Safety Technologies

April 9, 2012

•  Brake-Override System Equipped as Standard on All 2012 Super Great Heavy-Duty Truck and Fighter Medium-Duty Truck Models
•  All Model Complying with Upcoming Latest Safety Regulations*
•  Meeting World’s Most Stringent JP09 Emission Regulations (Japan Post New Long-Term Emission Regulations): Overachieving NOx and PM Emission Levels by More than 10%
•  Available from April 9 at Japan Dealer Locations

Kawasaki - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), one of Asia’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers, today launched its economically enhanced 2012 model Super Great heavy-duty truck and Fighter medium-duty truck incorporating the latest safety technologies for the Japan market. .

Both latest models comply with the latest safety regulations* which will become effective in July 2012 and are equipped with the newly developed brake override system (BOS) as standard, in which brake function overrides vehicle acceleration when brake and accelerator pedals are pressed at the same time.

In addition, the Super Great heavy-duty truck models incorporate emergency stop signal (ESS) as standard to avoid collision with subsequent vehicles. The newly developed drag foiler and rear spoiler which made its premiere on the “Fuel Efficient Truck” unveiled at the company’s facility earlier this month, are equipped as standard on wing body type LIMITED models. Overall, the new aerodynamic parts help improve overall vehicle fuel efficiency by 5% compared to models without them.

The 2012 model Super Great and Fighter models comply with the world’s most stringent JP09 emission regulations (Japan Post New Long-Term Emission Regulations) while overachieving the emission standard for NOx and PM emission levels by more than 10% and meeting the Japan’s 2015 FES standard for heavy-duty vehicles.

*Regulation based on the Economic Commission for Europe Safety Regulation




Super Great Heavy-Duty Truck

Fighter Medium-Duty Truck


Main Characteristics of Super Great Heavy-Duty Truck


•  Brake override system (BOS) equipped as standard
•  Emergency stop signal (ESS) equipped as standard
•  Newly developed drag foiler and rear spoiler on wing body type LIMITED models
•  All models comply with safety regulations to be effect in July 2012

The new 2012 model Super Great heavy-duty truck equips as standard a brake override system (BOS), in which brake function overrides vehicle acceleration when brake and accelerator are pressed at the same time. This function prevents accidents caused by unexpected human-error or unintended operation.

The emergency stop signal (ESS) is applied when at vehicle velocity is significantly reduced by sudden operation of brakes, giving heads-up warning to the subsequent vehicle through flashing of hazard lamp.

The newly developed drag foiler and rear spoiler reduces vehicle’s air drag, overall realizing more than 5% better fuel efficiency compared to that of vehicles without the aerodynamic parts.

Main Characteristics of Fighter Medium-Duty Truck


•  Brake override system (BOS) equipped as standard
•  All models comply with safety regulations to be effect in July 2012


Fuel Efficient Truck

FUSO 2015 “Leader in Green Innovation”

The technologies presented by Fuso are in line with “FUSO 2015,” the company’s five-pillar growth strategy for the future introduced in October 2011. One of the five pillars is “Leader in Green Innovation,” meaning the company focuses on advances in Green Products, Green Factory and Infrastructure and Green Supply Chain to achieve an aggregate CO2 reduction of 7.5% by 2015. Development of the Fuel Efficient Truck is one key step in achieving this goal.

The 5 pillars under FUSO 2015, the company’s holistic improvement program aimed to increase operational excellence in all aspects, are: ‘Leader in Green Innovation,’ ‘Profitable Global Player,’ ‘Efficiency Leader,’ ‘Customer Number One in Japan,’ and ‘Employer Number One.’ Through FUSO 2015, the company aims for significant increase in global sales, including an overall target to double international sales volume to over 200,000 units annually.



About MFTBC

Based in Kawasaki, Japan, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) is one of Asia's leading commercial vehicle manufacturers. In 2011, the company sold a total of about 147,700 vehicles including light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses. Daimler AG owns 89.29% of MFTBC shares and various Mitsubishi group companies own 10.71% of MFTBC shares. MFTBC is an integral part of the Daimler Trucks Division of Daimler AG.



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