Mitsubishi Fuso Truck Europe S.A., Tramagal Plant (Portugal) '02.1980–pr.

'18.09.2013

The Tramagal plant has had an eventful history. It was founded in 1964 as a joint venture of the family-run Portuguese firm Duarte Ferreira and the former French truck manufacturer Berliet. The plant began with CKD assembly (completely knocked down) for Mitsubishi Fuso in 1980. In the following years, the Tramagal plant assembled the FUSO Canter light-duty truck for the Portuguese market, as well as the medium-duty Fighter truck, the Mitsubishi L 200 pickup truck, the L 300 van, and the Pajero SUV. Ten years later, the business was acquired by the Portuguese import company Mitsubishi Motors Portugal (MMP). In 1996, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation took over the plant and decided to focus production on the FUSO Canter. It became part of Daimler AG in 2004 after the automaker acquired the majority share of Mitsubishi Fuso.

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50 years of the Tramagal plant - the milestones at a glance

1964 CKD assembly of the French Berliet truck begins

1980 Cooperation with Mitsubishi Fuso begins; CKD assembly of SUVs, vans, pickup

trucks, and the FUSO Canter light truck

1990 The plant is acquired by the Portuguese import company Mitsubishi Motors Portugal

(MMP)

1996 The plant is acquired by Mitsubishi Motors Corporation; assembly operations are

concentrated on the FUSO Canter

2004 Daimler AG acquires the majority share of Mitsubishi Fuso

2011 Launch of the current eighth generation of the FUSO Canter

2012 Series production of the FUSO Canter Eco Hybrid begins

2013 Launch of the new FUSO Canter Euro VI, including the new version with a permissible

gross vehicle weight of 8.55 t

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