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march 18, 2019 - Daimler
Daimler Trucks Asia opens new FUSO Product and Design Center in Japan
- New Product Center building at the #kawasakiplant (K1) hosts the #corporate headquarters, R&D and design functions for #fuso brand
- Project Mirai (Japanese for “future”): enhancement of domestic owned retail, investing up to € 40 Million (50 Oku JPY) in 2019
- Martin Daum, Head of #daimler Trucks & Buses: “The #fuso brand is an essential and successful member of #daimler Trucks. In 2018, it contributed about one-third of total sales and plays a vital role when it comes to future topics such as electric driving. The new Product and Design Center in the #kawasakiplant manifests that we are continuously investing in the future of #fuso and Japan”.
Kawasaki / Stuttgart – #daimler Trucks further improves its Japan-based subsidiary Mitsubishi #fuso #truck & Bus Corporation (MFTBC) and has officially opened the new Product Center building and Design Center at the #kawasakiplant (K1) today. The new building encompasses the #corporate headquarters, R&D and design functions of the company, and is part of a large-scale modernization at MFTBC. #daimler Trucks has invested approx. € 74 Million (94 Oku JPY) since 2017 into this building, known as Campus Plus. The new building offers a modern working environment on 10,000 sqm and is also home of the new, state-of-the-art Design Center.
“The #fuso brand is an essential and successful member of #daimler Trucks. In 2018, it contributed about one-third of total sales and plays a vital role when it comes to future topics such as electric driving. The new Product Center and Design Center in the #kawasakiplant manifests that we are continuously investing in the future of #fuso and Japan” says #martindaum, board member of Daimler AG responsible for Trucks & Buses, on the occasion of the opening in Kawasaki.
Investment in owned retail
On the occasion of this event, #daimler Trucks Asia announced that – additionally – up to € 40 Mio (50 Oku JPY) will be invested in 2019 in the #fuso own retail network. This investment kicks off a seven year initiative called Project Mirai (Japanese for ‘Future’). The company has set the goal to improve its owned retail and service network within the domestic market in order to tackle future topics of the commercial vehicle sector. Within this year, seven outlets across Japan, from Hokkaido to Tokyo to Kyushu, are set to be refurbished in order to assist electric and connected commercial vehicles more efficiently from a service perspective.
Hartmut Schick, Head of #daimler Trucks Asia: “The Mirai Project underlines our commitment to being number one in customer service in the Japanese commercial vehicles industry. With upgraded facilities, we will be able to offer faster, better service to our customers across Japan.”
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