Temsa SA of Adana began selling the truck in June - sourced as completely built-up units from MFTBC’s assembly plant in Tramagal, Portugal.

The all-electric eCanter for India is to be imported as a Completely Built-up Unit (CBU) from Japan, where the battery electric platform of the first-generation eCanter has been in production since the beginning of 2017.

Fuso, Mitsubishi Motors and Mitsubishi Corporation to operate an online platform JV providing information and one-stop services relating to electric vehicles (EV). 

Sojitz Fuso said the Canter Modern PUV Class 2 aims to provide a reliable, durable and efficient transportation solution to Philippine commuters.

Located around 150km northeast of Lisbon, the Tramagal plant produces the Canter and its electric sibling the eCanter. The facility is the third largest automobile manufacturing centre in Portugal and has produced 11,800 trucks to date, shipped to 33 European markets and Morocco.

The new Canter comes with a wide range of advanced safety features, including ASA, ABA5, TSR, IHC and optional AAA - read on to get to grips with these acronyms.

The companies stated that the merger is delayed due to slower than anticipated processes in obtaining the necessary regulatory clearances and approvals under competition and other laws and regulations.

MFTBC said the partnership is part of its “Fuso eMobility Solutions” programme which supports customers’ shift to battery-powered trucks such as the eCanter light-duty truck.

The eCanter was originally launched in 2017, with a new upgraded model made available since last year. It is sold in a growing number of markets in Asia, including Taiwan from last month.

The new Super Great has been fully remodelled six years after its last major redesign in 2017.

The company has appointed Christian Wilz as the new head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks in Germany, taking over from Joachim Schlereth who is retiring at the end of the year. Wilz’s responsibilities will be for sales and service of Mercedes-Benz and Fuso brand trucks in Germany.

The order consists of 78 new Fuso trucks, including 15 Canter parcel trucks, 60 Fuso Shogun heavy-duty trucks and three medium-duty Fighter trucks.