1916

Foundation

Tokyo Ishikawajima Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Ltd. and Tokyo Gas and Electric Industrial Co. initiated plans to build automobiles.

1918

November

Tokyo Ishikawajima Shipbuilding and Engineering concludes a technical tie-up agreement with Wolseley Motors of England. (The agreement is dissolved in 1927).

1922

December

Tokyo Ishikawajima Shipbuilding and Engineering completed first domestically produced Wolseley, a model A-9.

1928

1929

May

Tokyo Ishikawajima Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Ltd. spins off its automotive division to form Ishikawajima Automotive Works.

1933

March

Ishikawajima Automotive Works merges with DAT Automobile Manufacturing Inc., and changes its name to Automobile Industries Co., Ltd.

1933

March

A truck manufactured to Ministry of Commerce and Industry standards.

1934

July

Automobile Industries Co., Ltd. opens the Tsurimi Plant.

October

Ishikawajima Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Ltd. opens the Tsurumi Casting Plant.

1934

1936

March

The company completes the DA4 and DA6, Japan's first air-cooled diesel engines.

1937

1938

March

Construction of Kawasaki Works completed. Operations started in July 1938.

1938

August

Starts production of TX40 truck at Kawasaki Works.

1941

April

The company changes its name to Diesel Automobile Industry Co., Ltd.

1942

May

Hino Works separated from the company to form Hino Heavy Industries Inc. (currently Hino Motors Limited).

1944

March

The company moves its head office from Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, to Minami-oi, Shinagawa-ku.

1945

October

The company restarts production of TX40 gasoline truck and TU60 diesel truck.

1947

October

The company completes the TX61 diesel truck.

1948

January

The company completes the BX91 diesel bus.

1949

July

The company changes name to "ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED". Increases capital to 150 million yen.

1953

February

Isuzu signs a technical assistance agreement with Rootes, Ltd. of the U.K. for the Hillman passenger car.

1953

October

First Hillman rolled off production line.

1956

November

Isuzu dispatches employees to Japan’s first Antarctic expedition.

1959

March

Isuzu announces the TD 7- and 8-ton trucks.

August

Isuzu announces N-Series/ELF TL 2-ton truck.

1961

November

Isuzu opens the Fujisawa Works (currently the Fujisawa Plant).

1961

January

Isuzu announces ELFIN 1.75-ton truck.

October

Isuzu announces the Bellel diesel passenger car.

1962

October

Isuzu announces the TP-E10-ton cab-over-engine truck.

1963

April

The Bellel diesel passenger car becomes the first automobile to receive an award from The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers.

June

Isuzu announces the Bellett 1600GT sports car and WASP KR 1-ton truck.

1964

April

Isuzu announces the Bellett 1600GT, a full-featured sports car.

1966

April

Isuzu Motors Co., (Thailand) Ltd. established.

December

Isuzu enters into an operational alliance with Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd. (The alliance is dissolved in May 1968.)

1966

March

Isuzu announces the TY 4-ton truck.

1967

May

Construction of the Kawasaki Casting Plant completed.

1967

June

Isuzu announces the KR (UNICAB), a compact vehicle designed to carry both passengers and cargo.

August

Isuzu announces the KA (LIGHT ELF), a 1.25-ton light-duty truck.

October

Isuzu announces the TM 12-ton truck.

October

Isuzu announces the Florian Van passenger car.

1968

June

Isuzu enters into an operational alliance with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (The alliance is dissolved in May 1969.)

1968

June

Isuzu announces the Florian Van.

October

Isuzu announces the 117 Coupe passenger car.

1970

March

Isuzu enters into an operational alliance with Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (The alliance is dissolved in July 1971.)

1970

April

Isuzu announces F-Series/FORWARD TR model 4-ton payload truck.

October

Isuzu announces N-Series/ELF 350 KS model 3-3.5-ton payload truck.

1971

July

Isuzu signs basic agreement on full alliance with General Motors Corporation (GM).

1972

June

Isuzu opens the Tochigi Works (currently the Tochigi Plant).

1972

January

Isuzu starts exporting the model KB (Chevrolet LUV) 1-ton truck to the U.S.

February

Isuzu announces the Faster KB 1-ton pickup truck.

1974

September

Isuzu adopts a new corporate logo.
Tri Petch Isuzu Sales Co., Ltd. (TIS) established in Thailand.

1974

February

Isuzu delivers SKW all-wheel-drive trucks to the Japan Defense Agency.

October

Isuzu announces Gemini passenger car, jointly developed with GM.

October

Isuzu announces the SR (New Power V10) 10-ton truck.

1975

June

Isuzu Motors America, Inc. established.

1979

September

Isuzu completes construction and opened phase 1 of the Hokkaido Proving Ground.

1979

May

Isuzu announces the Faster Rodeo, a four-wheel-drive 1-ton truck.

1980

June

American Isuzu Motors Inc. (AIMI) established (curretly Isuzu Commercial Trucks of America, Inc.).

July

Isuzu completes the Fujisawa No. 4 Plant.

August

The Isuzu Nanjing Parts Center opens.

1980

December

Isuzu announces Fargo WFR wagons and vans.

1981

June

Isuzu enters into a sales alliance with Yanase & Co., Ltd. (The alliance is dissolved in December 1991.)

August

Isuzu enters into an operational alliance with Suzuki Jidōsha Kōgyō Ltd. (present-day Suzuki Motor Corporation). (The alliance is dissolved in March 1994.)

1981

May

Isuzu announces the Piazza passenger car.

September

Isuzu announces the Rodeo Bighorn, a compact 4-wheel drive vehicle.

1982

June

Industries Mecaniques Maghrebines (IMM) established in Tunisia.

1982

December

Isuzu announces the K series of compact diesel engines for use in agricultural applications.

1983

February

PT Mesin Isuzu Indonesia (MII) established.

April

General Motors Egypt S.A.E. (GME) established.

September

Automotive Manufacturers Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (AMM) established in Malaysia.

November

The Beijing Isuzu Automotive Technology, Service, and Parts Supply Center opens.

1983

March

Isuzu announces the Florian Aska passenger car.

August

Isuzu announces the 810 series of 10-ton heavy-duty trucks.

November

Aska wins the 1st place in the RAC Rally in England.

1984

May

Isuzu opens Hokkaido plant. Starts operation in June 1984.

October

Anadolu Otomotiv Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. (AOS) is established in Turkey.

October

Isuzu starts shipping the R-Car (known as the Gemini in Japan) to U.S. automaker GM.

1984

February

Isuzu announces the New FORWARD series of 4- to 7-ton medium-duty truck.

March

Isuzu announces the Cubic, a new large fixed-route bus, and the Journey-K, a new mid-size bus.

July

Isuzu announces the 4th-generation N-Series/ELF 1-3.5-ton light-duty trucks.

August

Isuzu announces new Aska model NAVI-5, world's 1st electronically controlled 5-speed transmission.

1985

February

Qingling Motors Co., Ltd. established in Chongqing, China.

May

PT Mesin Isuzu Indonesia opens a new plant.

June

Isuzu Technical Center of America established.

1985

May

Isuzu announces FF Gemini (JT).

June

Isuzu announces the FORWARD (840), a new series of 4-ton trucks.

1986

May

Isuzu signs a basic agreement on local production in the U.S. with Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd., (present-day Subaru Corporation).

1986

February

The Journey-Q compact bus undergoes a full model change.

May

Isuzu announces the Geminett, a compact light van supplied by Suzuki on an OEM basis.

December

Isuzu announces the Super Cruiser large luxury sightseeing bus.

1987

July

Isuzu Engine Manufacturing Co., (Thailand) Ltd., (IEMT) established.

September

IBC Vehicles Ltd. established in England, a joint venture with GM. Starts operation in August 1988.

1988

March

Isuzu enters into a mutual OEM supply agreement with Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd. (The agreement is dissolved in December 1992.)

May

Isuzu enters into an import and sales agreement covering Opel vehicles with German automaker Adam Opel AG. (The agreement is dissolved in December 1992.)

November

Tsurumi Works is integrated into the Kawasaki Plant.

December

Construction of the Isuzu Ceramics Research Institute completed.

1988

August

Isuzu announces the Geminett II, a compact light van supplied by Fuji Heavy Industries on an OEM basis.

September

Isuzu announces the Fargo Truck, a 1-ton cab-over-engine truck.

December

Isuzu announces the Omega 3000 and Senator CD passenger cars, manufactured by German automaker Adam Opel.

1989

January

Isuzu-General Motors Australia Ltd. (IGM) established. A joint venture with GM.

October

Opening ceremony of Subaru-Isuzu Automotive Inc. (SIA) in the state of Indiana, USA.

1989

March

Isuzu announces the Super Cruiser Underfloor Cockpit (UFC) Bus, a large sightseeing bus.

April

Isuzu announces the MU, a new type of recreational vehicle. (Amigo in America)

June

Isuzu announces the Vectra CD and Omega CD passenger cars, manufactured by German automaker Adam Opel.

1990

January

Transtron Inc. established.

February

Isuzu Advanced Engineering Center, Ltd., established.

October

Isuzu starts production of Rodeo (4-door UCS) at the SIA plant in the U.S.A.

1990

March

The Gemini undergoes a full model change.

May

Isuzu launches the F16, a large truck tractor manufactured by Volvo.

May

Isuzu announces the Aska CX, supplied by Fuji Heavy Industries on an OEM basis.

August

Isuzu announces the Gemini Coupe.

October

Isuzu develops a 2-ton truck powered by a natural gas engine with Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

November

Isuzu develops a 2-ton truck powered by a natural gas engine with Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

1991

January

Isuzu announces Rodeo to the U.S. market.

April

Construction of the new head office completed.

August

Isuzu Castec Co., Ltd. established.

1991

January

Isuzu completes the first prototype of a 2-ton electric delivery truck.

March

Isuzu announces the Gemini Hatchback.

August

The Piazza undergoes a full model change.

December

The Trooper (Bighorn in Japan) undergoes a full model change.

1992

August

Isuzu Charter on the Global Environment established.

October

Isuzu Motors Co., (Thailand) Ltd. opens a new assembly plant.

December

Isuzu begins study into product synergies with Honda Motor Company. (The two companies enter into a basic agreement in April 1993.)

1992

December

The Bighorn (Trooper in other markets) receives the 1992/93 Japan Car of the Year Special Award.

1993

March

Jiangling Isuzu Motors Co., Ltd. established in Nanchang, China.

November

Isuzu enters into a merger agreement with Shatai Kogyo Co., Ltd.

1993

January

As a prototype diesel, UCS MU wins in the Paris-Dakar Rally.

July

N-Series/ELF undergoes a full model change.

August

Isuzu announces the new Gemini, supplied by Honda on an OEM basis.

1994

February

Isuzu begins outsourcing production of the NPR (ELF in Japan) to U.S. automaker GM’s Janesville Plant.

May

Shatai-Kogyo Co., Ltd. merges with Isuzu.

August

Isuzu, Nissan, and Nissan Diesel enter into a basic agreement to supply commercial vehicles on an OEM basis.

1994

January

Trooper (The Bighorn in Japan) wins in the Marathon Class and the Mixed Class, and finishes 2nd in the non-modified stock-standard class in the Paris-Dakar-Paris Rally.

January

Isuzu announces Honda Passport, the U.S.-built Rodeo, to the U.S. market

February

Isuzu announces the 5th-generation F-Series/FORWARD.

February

Isuzu makes its Idle Stop & Start System available on large fixed-route buses.

March

Isuzu announces the new Aska, supplied by Honda on an OEM basis.

July

The F-Series/FORWARD Juston, a 4-ton bedless chassis, undergoes a full model change.

November

Heavy-duty truck undergoes a full model change, and launched as the C&E-Series/GIGA (GVW 22-25-ton).

1995

April

Isuzu Motors Co., (Thailand) Ltd. established to oversee Isuzu’s businesses in Thailand.

April

Beijing Beiling Special Automobile Co., Ltd. established in Beijing, China.

August

Isuzu Philippines Corporation established in the Philippines.

November

Isuzu (China) Holding Co., Ltd. established.

November

Taiwan Isuzu Motors Co., Ltd. established in Taiwan.

November

Isuzu opens the Tochigi Parts Center.

December

Isuzu Vietnam Co., Ltd. established in Vietnam.

December

Isuzu begins outsourcing production of 1-ton pickup trucks for the U.S. market to U.S. automaker GM’s Shreveport Plant.

1995

June

Isuzu introduces the ELF 100, supplied by Nissan on an OEM basis, as part of the ELF series.

July

Isuzu develops and announces a series of disaster response vehicles.

August

Isuzu announces the new Fargo, supplied by Nissan on an OEM basis.

December

Isuzu announces the MU Wizard.

1996

May

Isuzu Motors Asia Ltd. established to oversee the company’s businesses in Asia.

May

Isuzu agrees to cooperate on production of a national truck in Malaysia.

1996

February

Isuzu launches a large fixed-route bus with a compressed natural gas (CNG) engine.

November

Isuzu announces the ELF UT.

December

Isuzu announces the GALA large sightseeing bus.

1997

July

Isuzu agrees to take a lead role in development of diesel engines for the GM Group.

July

Cumulative production of commercial vehicles by Isuzu Motors Co., (Thailand) Ltd. reaches 1-million units.

November

The VehiCROSS receives the 1997/98 Japan Car of the Year Special Award.

December

Cumulative production of engines at the Hokkaido Plant reaches 3-million units.

1997

February

The Gemini undergoes a full model change.

March

Isuzu announces the VehiCROSS, all round sport-utility vehicle.

July

Isuzu announces the Fargo Filly.

October

Isuzu adds Japan’s first four-bag air suspension system to the GIGA heavy-duty truck and launches the model as the GIGA MAX.

1998

September

Isuzu and GM establish DMAX Ltd., (DMAX) to manufacture diesel engines in the U.S.

December

Cumulative production at the Fujisawa Plant reaches 10-million units. Isuzu agrees to take responsibility for the development of the GM Group’s commercial vehicles.

1998

June

WIZARD and MU undergo a full model change.

1999

March

General Motors raises its equity share in Isuzu to 49.0 percent through a third party allocation.

June

Isuzu Motors Polska (ISPOL) starts operation.

October

UMAX Corporation established to operate Isuzu’s used vehicle business.

1999

March

The Journey microbus undergoes a full model change.

April

Isuzu announces VehiCROSS in the U.S.

June

Isuzu completes a full model change of its mid-size buses and launches the ERGA Mio and GALA Mio series.

2000

February

Isuzu and Chinese automaker Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd., form a joint venture to operate a bus business.

June

The ELF achieves top market share for the 30th year running in the Japanese 2- and 3-ton cab-over-engine truck market.

July

Diesel engine production starts at DMAX, Ltd. in the U.S.A.

September

Panther, an asian utility vehicle, undergoes a full model change in Indonesia. A jointly-developed vehicle with GM launched to the global market.

September

General Motors Isuzu Commercial Truck, LLC (GMICT), a joint venture with GM, established to manage commercial vehicle business in North America.

2000

June

Isuzu completes a full model change of its large fixed-route and private-use buses and launches the new models as part of the ERGA series.

2001

January

Isuzu agrees to outsource some production of the next-generation 1-ton pickup truck to GM Thailand.

March

China-based Guangzhou Isuzu Bus. Co., Ltd., becomes the first Japanese manufacturer in the country to start producing large and mid-size buses.

May

Isuzu formulates a new mid-term business plan, the "V-Plan."

November

Isuzu completes construction of a high-speed circuit at the Hokkaido Proving Ground.

December

Isuzu’s cumulative production of diesel engines reaches 15-million units.

2001

October

Isuzu develops the Mimamori operations diagnostics system for heavy-duty trucks.

2002

June

Isuzu’s cumulative production of diesel engines in Poland reaches 500,000 units.

October

Isuzu formulates a new 3-year business plan based on Isuzu V-Plan.

December

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. and Isuzu singed an agreement to dissolve the joint venture at Subaru Isuzu Automotive (SIA) in the U.S.A.

2002

May

Pickup truck undergoes a full model change in Thailand, and launches as D-MAX.

June

ELF KR, Japan's first truck in its class to comply with Japan's short-term exhaust emission standards, launched.

2003

January

GMI Diesel Engineering Ltd. (GMIDEL) established, a joint venture with General Motors, to develop powertrain systems.

July

Isuzu agrees to supply N-Series/ELF light-duty truck to Mazda Motor Corporation on an OEM-basis.

2004

May

Isuzu Motors Polska Sp.zo.o. (ISPOL) cumulative production of diesel engines reaches 1-million units.

October

Isuzu’s cumulative production of DMAX diesel engines reaches 500,000 units.

November

Isuzu formulates a new Mid-Term Business Plan (FY2006-FY2008).

2004

February

Isuzu launches MIMAMORI online service, a real-time telematics system for commercial vehicles, in heavy-duty GIGA trucks in Japan.

2005

January

Isuzu Malaysia Sendirian Berhad established.

January

Isuzu Malaysia Sendirian Berhad, a light commercial vehicle (LCV) sales joint venture, launched.

January

Isuzu Benelux, a commercial vehicle sales joint venture in Europe, established.

April

Isuzu Iberia S.L., a sales joint venture, established in Spain.

November

Isuzu increases its equity in Isuzu-General Motors Australia Ltd. (IGM) from 60% to 100%, and changed its name to Isuzu Australia Limited (IAL).

November

Isuzu Motors de Mexico S.de R.L. (IMEX) established.

2005

April

Isuzu announces ELF diesel hybrid.

August

The GALA large sightseeing bus undergoes a full model change.

2006

February

Isuzu establishes a truck and bus sales joint venture in Ukraine.

April

Isuzu and General Motors dissolved equity tie-up agreement.

June

LCV Platform Engineering Corporation (LPEC), a joint venture with General Motors, established.

July

Isuzu enters a collaboration contract for local assembly and sales of Medium Duty Buses in India.

July

Isuzu launches commercial truck production and sales in Russia.

September

A sales joint venture of Germany and Austria established.

November

Isuzu signs basic agreement on business collaboration with Toyota to develop small diesel engines.

2006

August

Isuzu announces new D-MAX pickup truck in Thailand.

December

New N-series/ELF truck undergoes a full model change in Japan.

2007

January

Isuzu raised its share of Isuzu Motors Germany GmbH in Germany to 100%.

May

Cumulative production of DMAX diesel engines reaches 1-million units.

August

Isuzu signs basic agreement with Hino to joint-develop exhaust gas aftertreatment system and cabins for heavy-duty trucks.

August

Isuzu formulates new Mid-Term Business Plan (FY2009-FY2011).

August

CJSC SEVERSTALAUTO-ISUZU, a joint venture to manufacture and sale trucks in Russia, established.

2007

May

Announces the 6th-generation F-Series/FORWARD trucks.

May

MIMAMORI telematics service for commercial vehicles undergoes a full model change.

July

N-Series/ELF CNG-MPI undergoes a full model change.

August

N-Series/ELF Diesel Hybrid undergoes a full model change.

September

F-Series/FORWARD CNG-MPI undergoes a full model change.

2008

April

Isuzu opens a new plant in Russia.

May

GMICA Colombia, a joint venture with GM for commercial vehicles, established.

2008

July

Isuzu provides CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) bus for "G9 Hokkaido Toyako Summit".

September

Isuzu develops a hybrid bus prototype for use as a large or mid-size fixed-route bus.

2009

October

Sales of Isuzu-badged vehicles start in Peru.

2010

February

Isuzu establishes Isuzu Network Ltd. to oversee domestic sales business. Renamed as Isuzu Motors Sales Ltd., and starts operation on October 1st.

March

Isuzu transfers primary responsibility for development of the next-generation compact pickup to Thailand.

October

Isuzu Motors Middle East (ISZME) after-sales center in Dubai, established.

2011

February

(IMSAC) Isuzu Motors Saudi Arabia Company Limited plant opens.

November

Isuzu formulates new Mid-Term Business Plan (FY2012-FY2014).

2011

September

D-MAX pickup truck undergoes a full model change in Thailand.

2012

June

Isuzu Motors India Private Limited (IMI) established to produce and sale light commercial vehicles.

November

Isuzu opens a new assembly line for pickup trucks at IMCT gateway plant in Thailand.

2012

July

Isuzu launches the Como following a full model change.

August

Isuzu announces the ERGA Hybrid, a large fixed-route bus.

2013

March

Isuzu Truck (UK) Ltd. becomes a 100% subsidiary of Isuzu.

April

Isuzu Motors Engine Sales Inc. established. A new domestic auto leasing company.

October

IJT Technology Holdings Co., Ltd. established.

2014

January

ASEAN after-sales center established in Singapore.

March

(IGCE) Isuzu Global CV Engineering Center Co., Ltd established to oversee development of trucks for sale in emerging countries in Thailand.

September

Isuzu signs an agreement with GM to jointly develop next-generation mid-size pickups.

2015

March

Fujitsu and Isuzu agree to pursue joint research into next-generation automotive systems.

May

Isuzu formulates a new Mid-Term Business Plan (FY2015-FY2018).

June

Isuzu and GM agree to collaborate on commercial vehicles for sale in the U.S. market.

December

Isuzu makes SOLLERS-ISUZU in Russia its consolidated subsidiary.

2015

August

The ERGA large fixed-route bus undergoes a full model change.

October

C&E Series/GIGA heavy-duty truck undergoes a full-model change.

December

Isuzu announces a GIGA heavy-duty truck model that runs on compressed natural gas (CNG).

2016

February

Isuzu and UD Trucks enter into a basic agreement for Isuzu to supply medium-duty trucks to UD.

April

Isuzu Motors India Private Limited opens its manufacturing plant.

May

Isuzu and Hino agree to jointly develop ITS technology for use in self-driving and advanced driver assistance systems for trucks and buses.

July

Enters a collaboration agreement with Mazda to supply next-generation pickup trucks on an OEM basis.

2016

April

The ERGA Mio mid-size fixed-route bus undergoes a full model change.

2017

February

Isuzu and Hino jointly develop the first hybrid articulated bus to be produced in Japan.

February

Isuzu acquires shares of General Motors East Africa (GMEA) as part of its East Africa business, and changes its name to Isuzu East Africa Limited (IEA).

April

Isuzu Plaza opens.

April

Isuzu Motors International FZE established in Dubai to oversee business and distribute to the Middle East and Africa regions.

April

Isuzu enters a capital and business alliance with APPLE INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.

April

Isuzu opens a truck servicing shop near the Mekong region.

April

Isuzu acquires shares of General Motors South Africa to expand LCV business in South Africa, and changes its name to Isuzu Truck South Africa (Pty) Limited.

July

Isuzu enters the business of rebuilding used-vehicle engines in Colombia.

2017

May

Isuzu’s MIMAMORI telematics service for commercial vehicles undergoes a full model change.

2018

March

Isuzu opens a new factory to produce light-duty truck engines within its Tochigi Plant.

March

Isuzu and Hino jointly develop advanced driver assistance and ITS technologies to prepare for commercialization of self-driving systems for conventional trucks and buses.

April

Isuzu absorbs the joint venture operations in its China business.

May

Isuzu formulates new Mid-Term Business Plan (FY2019 - FY2021).

May

Isuzu launches a road trial of Japan’s first heavy-duty truck to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG).

August

Isuzu dissolves capital ties with Toyota.

October

Isuzu participates in a road trial of a manned following vehicle system for platooning trucks using CACC and LKA on expressways.

November

Isuzu starts a trial of next-generation biodiesel fuel and completes Japan’s first biodiesel fuel pilot production plant.

2018

April

Isuzu launches TRAGA, a newly engineered lightweight truck in emerging markets. Sales starts from Indonesia.

2019

May

Isuzu signs a comprehensive partnership agreement with Cummins to develop powertrains.

June

MONET enters a capital and business partnership with Isuzu, Suzuki, Subaru, Daihatsu and Mazda.

December

Isuzu announces the relocation plan of Isuzu Motors Head Offices to Yokohama.

2019

February

Isuzu launches monitoring of ELF EV light-duty trucks.

March

Isuzu starts joint transport of double-trailer trucks powered by a GIGA heavy-duty truck designed specifically for semi-tractor use.

May

Isuzu launches ERGA DUO, the first hybrid articulated bus to be produced in Japan.

September

Isuzu launches a trial to provide new services by connected trucks.

October

D-MAX undergoes a full model change.

2020

January

Isuzu signs an agreement with Honda to conduct joint research on fuel cell-powered heavy-duty trucks.

March

Isuzu announces formulation of Isuzu Environmental Vision 2050

October

Isuzu Thailand reaches cumulative manufacturing of 5-million units.

October

Isuzu concludes memorandum with Volvo Group for a strategic alliance.

2020

March

Isuzu and Euglena’s joint DeuSEL® Project completes development of a next-generation biodiesel fuel that can serve as a complete replacement for conventional oil-derived diesel.

September

The new D-MAX achieves highest five-star rating under ANCAP's revised protocols of 2021.

October

MU-X undergoes a full model change.

2021

February

Isuzu, Transtron and Fujitsu to embark on the development of platform for connecting commercial vehicle data, to provide advanced fleet management and uptime support service by integrating information infrastructures.

February

Isuzu, Hino, Toyota to accelerate CASE response through commercial vehicle partnership.

April

Isuzu starts its strategic alliances with Volvo Group.

May

Isuzu formulates new Mid-Term Business Plan (FY2022 - FY2024).

July

Isuzu enters agreement with Hino to supply light-duty diesel trucks for North America on an OEM basis.

2022

February

Establishment of the Isuzu Group Human Rights Policy

May

Isuzu relocates its Headquarters to Yokohama

June

Isuzu announces 2030 Environmental Roadmap

2022

April

Isuzu Launched D-MAX Pick-up Truck in South Africa

2023

May

Isuzu Unveils New Corporate Philosophy, “ISUZU ID”, to Drive ESG- focused Management and Accelerate Innovation

2023

March

Isuzu announces full-model changes of N-Series and F-Series - Choose your future -

March

Isuzu Develops the Total Solution Program “Evision” Helping customers solve issues for commercial BEV introduction and achieve decarbonization

March

Isuzu and UD Trucks announce jointly developed vehicles - First jointly developed product symbolizes deepening collaboration between the two companies -