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October 6, 2004

Comment on the First Trial on Professional Negligence
Heavy-Duty Truck Clutch Housing Breakage Accident


Mitsubishi Fuso would like to express its sincerest apologies to the general public for the disturbances and worries caused by the clutch-housing accident happened in 2002. We take the indictment of former MFTBC executives in this matter very seriously. At the same time, we would like to express our deepest apology and condolence to the family of the deceased.

The first session of the trial on four former executives of MFTBC and MMC was held at the Yokohama District Court, today. We believe the fact presented in the indictment will be clarified through the trial, and we will wait for the result of the court proceedings.

We take this issue very seriously and are determined to continue with our company-wide utmost efforts for top quality and utmost compliance with strict ethical norms. We will continue to speed up our field actions and corporate cultural reforms to further enhance quality improvements in order to regain the trust of our customers and the society.


Wilfried Porth
President and CEO
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation



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