Mitsubishi Fuso considers massive sales of small trucks in Russia

TOKYO, July 15 (Itar-Tass) - Japan's Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus
Corporation considers launching massive sales of its small trucks,
including diesel-electric hybrid trucks, in Russia, the president of the
corporation, Albert Kirchmann, said in an interview with a number of Tokyo
editions on Wednesday.
Mitsubishi Fuso is based in the city of Kawasaki adjoining Tokyo and
is 85 percent owned the German Daimler AG concern.
In the coming few years, each second truck in the world will be sold
on three markets - in Russia, India and China, Kirchmann said. According
to him, the company studies an expansion of sales of its small trucks in
these countries, and in particular in Russia.
Mitsubishi Fuso intends to boost work on more efficient hybrid
vehicles, using the combination of a diesel engine and an electric motor.
"These technologies will be the main factor of success in the future,"
Kirchmann believes.