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36
Operational review
36
Japanese classification) accounted for 74,000 units, 9%
down on fiscal 1998 and representing the lowest level since
official records were first introduced in Japan in 1960.
MMC sales declined due to the adverse effects of the
prolonged slump in truck demand. This decline, however,
was smaller than that suffered by other manufacturers thanks
to the Company's well-established position as market-leader
in the Japanese truck sector and to the general profitability of
its operations.
Sales of Mitsubishi Fuso trucks totaled 63,000 units,
17% down over the previous year, giving the Company a
31% share of the market. Of this total, regular trucks ac-
counted for 31,000 units. This represented a 3% decrease
over the previous year but enabled the Company to increase
market share to 28% from 27%.
MMC produced 98,000 trucks and buses in fiscal 1999,
11% less than the previous year as the company continued to
reduce production capacity and volume to match the
shrinkage in total industry demand.
New emission regulations targeting small and medium
trucks came into force in Japan in September 1999. MMC
started sales of compliant small and medium trucks in April
last year.
The RM2001 management plan called for a major re-
structuring and integration of the MMC commercial vehicle
production organization. The transformation into a more
streamlined and efficient organization has begun with the
transfer of the manufacturing and the R&D functions of the
Maruko Plant transmission facility to the company's main
Tokyo Plant and to the Truck & Bus Research &
Development Center at the Kitsuregawa Proving Ground re-
spectively.
MMC has developed a new generation of low-consump-
tion high-output engines for its commercial vehicles.
Incorporating VG turbocharging and a new type of engine
retarder, the new engines comply with the Long-term
Emissions Regulations. Medium and heavy trucks powered
by the new engines were launched in April 1999 and
February 2000 respectively.
Integration of sales companies in Japan
MMC began a major integration and streamlining of its sales
organization to bring it more in line with the size of the mar-
ket in Japan. Between the end of March 1999 and 2000, the
number of passenger car outlets was reduced from 251 to
243, and payroll from 9,380 to 8,960. The number of com-
Kuda (Indonesian market model)
L200 (Export market model)