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Major Press Releases n Isuzu Motors Limited Annual Report 2008
Business-related
2007
Jun. 20 Isuzu Reinforces Production Operations in Malaysia
Isuzu increases share in Malaysian Truck & Bus from
20% to 51%.
Jul. 11 Acquisition and Elimination of Class III and IV Preferred Shares
Jul. 30 Isuzu Establishes Joint Venture CJSC “ZAO SEVERSTAL
AUTO-ISUZU” to Manufacture and Sell Trucks in Russia
Aug. 23 Isuzu and Toyota Reach a Basic Agreement on Collaboration
for Development, Production and Supply of Small Diesel
Engines
Aug. 27 Isuzu and Hino Reach a Basic Agreement on Jointly Develop-
ing Exhaust Gas After-treatment System and Cabins of
Heavy Duty Trucks
Aug. 28 Isuzu Meets Mid-term Business Plan Goals One Year Early,
Develops New Mid-term Business Plan
Sep. 11 Isuzu Begins Full-scale Production and Sale of Medium- to
Heavy-duty Buses in India
2008
Feb. 6 Isuzu Strengthens Indonesia CV Business
• Isuzu increases share in P.T. Pantja Motor from 12.5%
to 40%.
Apr. 28 Isuzu Shifts Indonesian Operations to New Organization
• Isuzu increases share in P.T. Pantja Motor from 40% to
44.9% and strengthens CV distribution.
May 9 Isuzu Strengthens CV Business in Three Andean
Countries in South America.
• Isuzu and GM establish GM-Isuzu Camiones Andinos de
Colombia, Ltda.
Product-related
2007
May 24 Isuzu Introduces Fully Remodeled F-series (FORWARD)
Trucks
Models become first in category to clear fuel economy
standard for heavy-duty vehicles.
May 31 Isuzu Upgrades “Mimamori-kun Online Service*
Jul. 9 Isuzu Introduces Fully Remodeled ELF CNG-MPI** Truck
New model delivers improved emissions performance
and lowers transport costs compared to diesel models.
Aug. 1 Isuzu Introduces Fully Remodeled ELF Diesel Hybrid Truck
New model delivers best-in-class heavy-duty mode fuel
economy.
Sep. 7 Isuzu Introduces Fully Remodeled FORWARD CNG-MPI Truck
New model receives low-emissions certification from the
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
for reducing NOx by 10% over 2005 standards.
Oct. 25 GIGA Heavy-duty Truck Features Pre-crash Braking and
IESC Advanced Active Safety Technologies
Nov. 30 Isuzu Introduces Remodeled ERGA and ERGA Mio
CNG-MPI Buses
New models are the first Japanese buses to receive low-
emissions certification from the Ministry of Land, Infra-
structure, Transport and Tourism for reducing NOx by 10%
over 2005 standards.
Dec. 20 Isuzu Announces Drive Recorder and Other New Features
for “Mimamori-kun Online Service
* Mimamori-Kun Online Service is Isuzu’s first full-scale telematics system for CVs.
** CNG-MPI: Latest compressed natural gas multipoint injection system.
Major Press Releases