Reported on March 6, 2023, PT Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian Motors (KTB), the commercial vehicle distributor of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) in Indonesia, managed to lead a commercial vehicle market in Indonesia in 2022 with a market share of 41.1% as it sold 38,397 units in 2022. According to KTB President Director, the company expected its sales in 2023 to increase 10%, with a market share growing to 45%.
The company also revealed its plan to launch a new MDT (medium duty truck) variant, Fighter X FN 62 F HD R, in April.
(From an article of Republika on March 6, 2023 and Gaikindo's 2022 data)
All about Mitsubishi Fuso
On December 15, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) announce that the local assembly of knock-down (KD) Canter trucks has started for the first time in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The assembly of the trucks is taking place in a facility in Jeddah operated by National Automobile Industries (NAI), a joint venture between general distributor Juffali Commercial Vehicles and Daimler Truck AG. The KD kits are exported out of the MFTBC Kawasaki plant.
Local operations for the Canter began with four variants of the 6.5-tonne FE84 and three of the 7.2-tonne FE85. Equipped with the 4D33 engine, the light-duty truck serves key industries such as fast moving consumer goods and food distribution.
On an average year, several thousand units of Fuso light-duty trucks are sold in Saudi Arabia. Further supported by a full range of light- to heavy-duty trucks and light-duty buses, the market is also among the largest for the Fuso brand in the MENA region in terms of unit sales, second only to the United Arab Emirates.
MFTBC press release
Announced on November 16, 2022, PT Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian Motors (KTB) displayed the all-electric light-duty Fuso eCanter truck at the Battery Based Electric Motor Vehicle Exhibition (PKBLBB) running from November 12-16, organized alongside the G20 Bali Summit.
Following the customer trials conducted during July in Denpasar, Bali, KTB then joined hands with major logistic transport firm PT. Trimitra Trans Persada (B-Log) to test the eCanter truck during day-to-day operations in the capital city of Jakarta throughout September and October. The trials are part of the preparations taking place for the future launch of this electric truck locally. The eCanter is still the only electric truck in Indonesia that is being run in such trials under real business conditions.
(From Mitsubishi Fuso press release on November 16, 2022)