ILEA001110672: M'bishi Motors to expand Thai plant for pickup truck production

Former Mitsubishi Motors Chairman Masuko dies

Former Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman Osamu Masuko, seen in this photo taken in October 2019, died of heart failure on Aug. 27, 2020, at age 71. Masuko became the automaker's president in January 2005 and stepped down from the chairman's post on Aug. 7, 2020, citing health issues.

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation's truck assembly line at Kawasaki Plant

By the end of 2019, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. will test a new engine assembly line at its main Kawasaki plant (Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki City) that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to assemble engines to various specifications in a single line. The company currently has separate lines for small and medium/large engines, and will test the efficiency of the new line. In the future, Mitsubishi Fuso will consider introducing the system to vehicle assembly lines that are divided into light-duty and medium-duty trucks. Mitsubishi Fuso is promoting a "multi-directional line layout (multi-directional line)" to improve production efficiency. A multi-directional line is a production system that optimizes operations by using AI to divide unique processes for each specification from the main line when complex processing is required according to regulations or demand in the destination country. Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Collaborative robots in the process of assembling flywheels for Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation's small engines.

UD Trucks and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation have introduced collaborative robots to their engine assembly lines on a trial basis, and Hino Motors will expand the use of robots to the production of heavy-duty truck parts by fiscal 2025. UD Trucks has introduced collaborative robots on a trial basis in the large engine assembly line at its Ageo Plant (Ageo City, Saitama Prefecture). In the future, the company plans to introduce collaborative robots by FY 2013 in the assembly of axles for heavy-duty truck parts at its Koga Plant (Koga City, Ibaraki Prefecture), after ensuring safety through the use of communication and cameras. Isuzu Motors also has no concrete plans at this time, but will consider introducing collaborative robots in the future.Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation's Kawasaki plant on May 22, 2019. Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance

(Behind table, from L) Renault SA CEO Thierry Bollore, Renault Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard, Nissan Motor Co. President and CEO Hiroto Saikawa and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman and CEO Osamu Masuko pose for photos after a press conference at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on March 12, 2019. They announced that they will set up a new body to manage their alliance, after the arrest of Carlos Ghosn, the former chairman of the three companies, the previous November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance

(From L) Renault SA CEO Thierry Bollore, Renault Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard, Nissan Motor Co. President and CEO Hiroto Saikawa and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman and CEO Osamu Masuko pose for photos after a press conference at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on March 12, 2019. They announced that they will set up a new body to manage their alliance, after the arrest of Carlos Ghosn, the former chairman of the three companies, the previous November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance

(From L) Renault SA CEO Thierry Bollore, Renault Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard, Nissan Motor Co. President and CEO Hiroto Saikawa and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman and CEO Osamu Masuko pose for photos after a press conference at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on March 12, 2019. They announced that they will set up a new body to manage their alliance, after the arrest of Carlos Ghosn, the former chairman of the three companies, the previous November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance

(From L) Renault SA Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard, Nissan Motor Co. President and CEO Hiroto Saikawa and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman and CEO Osamu Masuko are about to hold a press conference at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on March 12, 2019. They announced that they will set up a new body to manage their alliance, after the arrest of Carlos Ghosn, the former chairman of the three companies, last November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance

(From L) Renault SA CEO Thierry Bollore, Renault Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard, Nissan Motor Co. President and CEO Hiroto Saikawa and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman and CEO Osamu Masuko hold a press conference at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on March 12, 2019. They announced that they will set up a new body to manage their alliance, after the arrest of Carlos Ghosn, the former chairman of the three companies, last November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mitsubishi Motors CEO on arrested Carlos Ghosn

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. CEO Osamu Masuko speaks in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2018, after the company's board decided to strip Carlos Ghosn, who was arrested a week earlier over alleged financial misconduct, of his role as chairman. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mitsubishi Motors CEO on arrested Carlos Ghosn

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. CEO Osamu Masuko speaks in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2018, after the company's board decided to strip Carlos Ghosn, who was arrested a week earlier over alleged financial misconduct, of his role as chairman. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

M'bishi Motors to expand Thai plant for pickup truck production

BANGKOK, Thailand - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Bangkon on Aug. 25. He said the company will expand its pickup truck plant in Thailand to meet an expected rise in sales in the country and exports to Europe.

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