LOGAN TOWNSHIP, NJ – Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America signed 25 new dealers to its North American distribution network. And according to John Schaaf, senior vice president of operations for MFTA, “This is the biggest annual expansion we’ve seen since our early days in the U.S. market. Dealers have actually been coming and seeking us out to start a dialog. That tells us we’re doing the right kind of work in this market.”

With its increased dealer network, MFTA believes it is particularly well positioned to increase its market share through 2007. The company has a strong inventory of new 2007 models with 2004-EPA-compliant engines for sale in the first half of the year, redesigned class 6 and class 7 models coming out as 2008 models around mid-year, and some innovations in the technology it is using to meet the new 2007 EPA emissions requirements that it believes will make its trucks more drivable than some of its competitors.