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4 ex-M'bishi Fuso directors return 100 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Wilfried Porth, president of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp., speaks to reporters about the successive coverups of vehicle defects at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in Tokyo on June 23.

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M'bishi Fuso to submit recall reports on 33 more defects

TOKYO, Japan - Wilfried Porth (L), president of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp., speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on June 14 about 33 more defects in its big vehicles that will require recalls.

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Mitsubishi Fuso appoints Daimler's Boelstler as new president, CEO

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. said May 31 that Harald Boelstler (file photo), currently in charge of its parent company DaimlerChrysler AG's Mercedes-Benz passenger car procurement section, will succeed current President and Chief Executive Officer Wilfried Porth. The appointment will take place after being approved at a regular shareholder meeting on June 27.

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(1)Mitsubishi Fuso suspends shipments of some large trucks

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Wilfried Porth speaks at a press conference March 29 after he was questioned by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport about the company's delayed reports on the fires caused by defective parts.

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(2)Mitsubishi Fuso suspends shipments of some large trucks

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Wilfried Porth (L) bows in a gesture of apology at a press conference March 29 after he was questioned by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport over the company's delayed reports on the fires caused by defective parts. Forth said later the company has suspended shipments of large trucks of the same type as those that caught fire in December and January.

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Mitsubishi Fuso sacks manager for false defect report

TOKYO, Japan - Wilfried Porth, president and chief executive officer of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp., speaks about the company's recent false report on truck defects at a news conference in Tokyo on July 12. He said the company fired a quality-control manager for falsifying information on the defects.

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Mitsubishi Fuso to fix 450,000 defective vehicles

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Wilfried Porth answers questions at a press conference in Tokyo on June 14. The company said it will file reports with the government to carry out free repairs of defective auto parts on 450,000 more vehicles it was responsible for between 1992 and March 2003.

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Mitsubishi Fuso to fix 450,000 defective vehicles

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso President and Chief Executive Officer Wilfried Porth (L) tells reporters in Tokyo on June 14 the company will repair about 450,000 vehicles in connection with additional cases of auto parts defects it was responsible for between 1992 and March this year.

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Mitsubishi Fuso admits accident prompted cover-up

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Wilfried Porth (L) admitted May 20 that its ''corporate culture'' of concealing defects grew out of a fatal accident in Yamaguchi Prefecture in 2002 as it apologized to the family of a driver killed in the accident, caused by a clutch housing failure.

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Mitsubishi Fuso to form independent body for quality tests

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. President Wilfried Porth (R) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 21 as new Chairman Michio Hori listens. They unveiled a package of measures to ensure the quality of its vehicles, including the establishment of an independent body in charge of quality tests.

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(2)Mitsubishi Fuso chief visits tomb of accident victim

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. President Wilfried Porth (C) offers prayer in Yokohama on March 25 at the tomb of Shiho Okamoto, who was killed in 2002 when a wheel came off a Mitsubishi truck.

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(1)Mitsubishi Fuso chief visits tomb of accident victim

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. President Wilfried Porth bows in a gesture of apology at the tomb of Shiho Okamoto, who was killed in 2002 when a wheel came off a Mitsubishi truck, in Yokohama on March 25.

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(2)Mitsubishi Fuso to recall 112,000 vehicles over faulty hubs

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. President Porth looks exhausted at a press conference in Tokyo on March 24. The company said it will recall about 112,000 large vehicles due to defective wheel hubs that caused a series of accidents, including a fatal one in 2002.

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(1)Mitsubishi Fuso to recall 112,000 vehicles over faulty hubs

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. President Porth (R) and his aide bow in a gesture of apology at a press conference in Tokyo on March 24. The company said it will recall about 112,000 large vehicles due to defective wheel hubs that caused a series of accidents, including a fatal one in 2002.

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(1)Mitsubishi Fuso to recall vehicles with defective hubs

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. President Wilfried Porth (C) bows in apology when he announces at a press conference at the transport ministry in Tokyo on March 11 that the company will recall some of its large vehicles following about 50 accidents, including a fatal one, in which their wheels came off while running. The company had claimed the vehicles had no structural defects and that the accidents were a result of improper maintenance by users.

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(2)Mitsubishi Fuso to recall vehicles with defective hubs

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. President Wilfried Porth briefs reporters in Tokyo on March 11 on the company's decision to recall some of its large vehicles following about 50 accidents, including a fatal one, in which their wheels came off while running. The company had claimed the vehicles had no structural defects and that the accidents were a result of improper maintenance by users.

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(2)Mitsubishi Fuso suspends shipments of some large trucks

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Wilfried Porth (L) bows in a gesture of apology at a press conference March 29 after he was questioned by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport over the company's delayed reports on the fires caused by defective parts. Forth said later the company has suspended shipments of large trucks of the same type as those that caught fire in December and January. (Kyodo)

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Mitsubishi Fuso appoints Daimler's Boelstler as new president, C

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. said May 31 that Harald Boelstler (file photo), currently in charge of its parent company DaimlerChrysler AG's Mercedes-Benz passenger car procurement section, will succeed current President and Chief Executive Officer Wilfried Porth. The appointment will take place after being approved at a regular shareholder meeting on June 27. (Kyodo)

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M'bishi Fuso to submit recall reports on 33 more defects

TOKYO, Japan - Wilfried Porth (L), president of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp., speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on June 14 about 33 more defects in its big vehicles that will require recalls. (Kyodo)

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4 ex-M'bishi Fuso directors return 100 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Wilfried Porth, president of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp., speaks to reporters about the successive coverups of vehicle defects at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in Tokyo on June 23. (Kyodo)

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(1)Mitsubishi Fuso suspends shipments of some large trucks

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Wilfried Porth speaks at a press conference March 29 after he was questioned by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport about the company's delayed reports on the fires caused by defective parts. (Kyodo)

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Mitsubishi Fuso to fix 450,000 defective vehicles

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Wilfried Porth answers questions at a press conference in Tokyo on June 14. The company said it will file reports with the government to carry out free repairs of defective auto parts on 450,000 more vehicles it was responsible for between 1992 and March 2003. (Kyodo)

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(2)Mitsubishi Fuso to recall 112,000 vehicles over faulty hubs

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. President Porth looks exhausted at a press conference in Tokyo on March 24. The company said it will recall about 112,000 large vehicles due to defective wheel hubs that caused a series of accidents, including a fatal one in 2002. (Kyodo)

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(1)Mitsubishi Fuso chief visits tomb of accident victim

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. President Wilfried Porth bows in a gesture of apology at the tomb of Shiho Okamoto, who was killed in 2002 when a wheel came off a Mitsubishi truck, in Yokohama on March 25. (Kyodo)

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Mitsubishi Fuso sacks manager for false defect report

TOKYO, Japan - Wilfried Porth, president and chief executive officer of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp., speaks about the company's recent false report on truck defects at a news conference in Tokyo on July 12. He said the company fired a quality-control manager for falsifying information on the defects. (Kyodo)

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Mitsubishi Fuso to fix 450,000 defective vehicles

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso President and Chief Executive Officer Wilfried Porth (L) tells reporters in Tokyo on June 14 the company will repair about 450,000 vehicles in connection with additional cases of auto parts defects it was responsible for between 1992 and March this year. (Kyodo)

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Mitsubishi Fuso admits accident prompted cover-up

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Wilfried Porth (L) admitted May 20 that its ''corporate culture'' of concealing defects grew out of a fatal accident in Yamaguchi Prefecture in 2002 as it apologized to the family of a driver killed in the accident, caused by a clutch housing failure. (Kyodo)

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Mitsubishi Fuso to form independent body for quality tests

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. President Wilfried Porth (R) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 21 as new Chairman Michio Hori listens. They unveiled a package of measures to ensure the quality of its vehicles, including the establishment of an independent body in charge of quality tests. (Kyodo)