By Theodore Opara

Following the success of the Fuso Canter trucks in Nigeria  over the years, CFAO Equipment, sole distributors of the Fuso Brand in Nigeria, recently unveiled the  medium and  heavy duty models of the Fuso trucks into the market. The unveiling was witnessed by stakeholders in the industry, Fuso representatives and members of the Nigerian automotive media, who thumbed up for the new Fuso vehicle range.

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The Fuso trucks launched into the market include the FA and F1 (medium trucks) and the FJ heavy duty trucks. Speaking at the occasion, the Managing Director CFAO Motors Nigeria Ltd, Mr Thomas Pelletier described the launch as a milestone in the history of his company.

He said: “Today’s milestone represents another successful launch for the Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, MFTBC, one of Asia’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers, under its continual growth in Africa following the recent launches in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia, South Africa and Mozambique.” Fuso brand is one of the leading truck brand in the world built to European standard.

The Fuso is a joint venture between Daimler AG and Mitsubishi, which made their range of trucks one of the most sought after in the markets. It is economical to run with a strong backup from CFAO Nigeria, which boasts many service centres across the country.

He further stated that the organisation was determined to offer customers best quality by introducing outstanding products which would give value to buyers’ investment, adding that CFAO is not only interested in selling vehicles but offers robust after-sales services that would assist customers in maintaining their vehicles.

“These new range of Fuso trucks will help to further strengthen our portfolio and offer more choice for our customers in Nigeria,” he said.

At present, the Fuso Canter truck is the bestselling product on the Light Duty Truck segmentdue to its reliability, ruggedness and low maintenance cost. These trucks have been taken through series of thorough testing on the Nigerian roads and the durability and efficiency cannot be over emphasised.

The Fuso Representative, Mr Rajaram Krishnamurthy, Head of Regional Centre Africa, said, “Fuso sees Nigeria as a strategic market with considerable growth opportunities and we intend to significantly increase market share for our Fuso brand while ensuring close relationship and cooperation with our local distributor, CFAO Equipment.