Isuzu: Japan's and the world's leading commercial vehicle and diesel engine manufacturer

Sold to more than 130 countries worldwide, Isuzu products are the market leader in at least one product category in 23 countries.

By William James Published on 7 Ekim 2022 : 21:12.
Isuzu: Japan's and the world's leading commercial vehicle and diesel engine manufacturer

A global leader in commercial vehicle and diesel engines, Isuzu Motors Ltd. It became operational in 1916. Isuzu Motors Ltd, one of the representatives of Japanese culture with important virtues such as discipline, harmony, loyalty and business ethics, takes its name from the Isuzu River near Ise Shrine of Mie, the oldest temple of Japan. Isuzu Motors Ltd. is one of the leading commercial vehicle and diesel engine manufacturers in Japan and the world. Sold to more than 130 countries worldwide, Isuzu products are the market leader in at least one product category in 23 countries. For example, in 2005 Isuzu had a 38.4% market share in the 2-3 ton pickup truck market in Japan. In America, it has maintained its market leadership in third and seventh class imported LCF trucks for 19 consecutive years.

Isuzu Motors Ltd. (Japanese: Isuzu Jidōsha Kabushiki-Kaisha), commonly known as Isuzu, is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. Its principal activity is the production, marketing and sale of Isuzu commercial vehicles and diesel engines.

Isuzu Motors Ltd produced Japan's first air-cooled diesel engine more than 100 years ago; has always made a difference with its pioneering, foresighted and innovative structure.

The name Isuzu was first heard in Japan in 1934. Isuzu produced Japan's first diesel engine in 1936. Today, it is the pioneer of environmentally friendly diesel technology research. The company took the title of "Isuzu Motors Ltd", which is known today, in 1949.

Throughout its history, Isuzu has pioneered technological innovations in the field of diesel engines in Japan. Isuzu, which has a good reputation in the field of diesel engines, has produced close to 19 million diesel engines since it produced Japan's first air-cooled auto diesel engine in 1936.

Producing 1,000,000 diesel engines in 2021 alone, Isuzu is among the largest diesel engine manufacturers in the world today, together with three European manufacturers.