Indonesia Live - India-made 12T, 25T FUSO trucks unveiled

20/09/2014 - 18:55 | ,  ,   | Aravind Jayachandran

Mitsubishi FUSO Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) has unveiled a new range of trucks at the Indonesia International Motor Show 2014 (IIMS 2014).

The new FJ 25-tonne and FI 12-tonne range, exported from India, will accompany the popular Canter (or Colt Diesel) range in the Indonesian market, and offer an even wider coverage for the Japanese brand.

FUSO FI 1217 front three quarters at the Indonesia International Motor Show 2014
FUSO FI 1217 4X2 Tipper

Manufactured by parent company Daimler in Oragadam, near Chennai, India, the exported truck range includes 6 variants in total, the medium-heavy-duty (GVW 25-49 tons referred to as ‘FJ’, ‘FO’, and ‘FZ’) and the light-medium-duty (GVW 9-16 tons referred to as ‘FA’ and ‘FI’).

A total of seven trucks were unveiled at IIMS 2014, in different configurations :

  1. FJ 2523R 6×2 Super-long cargo, wing body
  2. FJ 2523R 6×2 Heavy tanker
  3. FJ 2523R 6×2 Chassis and cab, chromed chassis
  4. FJ 2528M 6×4 Heavy mixer
  5. FJ 2528M 6×4 Chassis and cab
  6. FI 1217 4X2 Tipper (reference exhibit)
  7. FE 71 Colt Diesel (Canter) mobile beverage shop, as a joint promotion with Suntory Garuda Beverages

The new truck range will help the company to further extend its market leadership in Indonesia, it said upon unveiling the vehicles at an outdoor stall. Mitsubishi FUSO products are sold and distributed by PT Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian Motors (KTB) in Indonesia.

FUSO FJ 2523R 6×2 Heavy tanker side at the 2014 Indonesia International Motor Show
FUSO FJ 2523R 6×2 Heavy tanker

You can browse the press release below the galleries for more details.

FUSO FI 1217 4X2 Tipper at the Indonesia International Motor Show 2014 - Image Gallery

FUSO FJ 2528M 6×4 Chassis and cab at the Indonesia International Motor Show 2014 - Image Gallery

FUSO FJ 2523R 6×2 Super-long cargo, wing body at the Indonesia International Motor Show 2014 - Image Gallery

FUSO FJ 2528M 6×4 Heavy mixer at the Indonesia International Motor Show 2014 - Image Gallery

FUSO FJ 2523R 6×2 Chassis and cab, chromed chassis at the Indonesia International Motor Show 2014 - Image Gallery

FUSO at the 2014 Indonesia International Motor Show 2014 - Press Release

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