Daimler unveils new FUSO ‘FJ’ in Kenya

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (DICV) has unveiled the new FUSO ‘FJ’ (Heavy-duty truck) in Kenya, at the ‘Total Motor Show’, East Africa’s largest motor show, held recently from September 6-8. The new FUSO range is part of Daimler Trucks’ efforts to consolidate its operations in Asia & Africa through its focused ‘Daimler Trucks Asia’ programme. The new FUSO range of trucks is being built by DICV at its plant at Oragadam, near Chennai. Following FUSO ‘FJ’ launch in Kenya, the new FUSO trucks will be soon available in Sri Lanka. The FUSO truck range comprises 5 new models, the light-medium-duty (GVW 9-16 tons referred to as ‘FA’ & ‘FI’) and the medium-heavy-duty (GVW 25-49 tons referred to as ‘FJ’, ‘FO’ & ‘FZ’) on top of the traditional truck range, thus providing more choice to customers. These trucks will be exported and sold through the global network Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) to a total of15 markets in Asia and Africa in the first phase, including Kenya, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Zambia, Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Tanzania, Malawi, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Mauritius, and the Seychelles, with further markets currently under evaluation.