UDTrucks' new Kuzer is based on Isuzu’s N-series.

Isuzu Group strengthens UD Trucks sales operations in Kenya.

The ultimate purpose of the project is to help address Japan’s increasing shortage of long-distance truck drivers.

The brand’s locally assembled Euro V range now comprises the heavy-duty UD Quester and medium-duty UD Croner models.

The first Quester was launched in 2013 in Thailand and the model is now available in 46 countries across four continents.

The new heavy-duty truck range is the first new product line to be developed jointly since Isuzu completed its USD2.2bn acquisition of UD Trucks from Volvo Trucks in April 2021.

Indonesia is the world’s largest producer of palm oil and the government is keen to promote bio-diesel with 35% vegetable oil as a mainstream fuel in the country.

UD Trucks working with autonomous driving system software and hardware provider and integrator, Finland’s Sensible 4 Oy.

The two companies worked together to automate a Quon heavy-duty truck so it could transport and dump material without a driver.

Senior VP of sales, Kouji Maruyama, now President of UD Trucks

UD Trucks has signed an agreement with data analytics, storage and security firm, PTC Japan to introduce a new data platform to help improve the efficiency of its production operations. 

UD Trucks will trial a Quon truck equipped with Level-4 technologies at Kobe Steel's Kakogawa Works site in the second half of 2022.