
Iloilo City, Philippines – On March 29, 2025, as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of Avescor Motors, Inc. (AMI), MNV Auto Group, Inc. – FUSO Iloilo (AMI’s subsidiary) humbly donated a brand-new FUSO Canter Commute Modern PUV to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Iloilo Chapter. This donation symbolizes AMI and MNV’s commitment to its social responsibility.
The FUSO Canter Commute Modern PUV is a reliable and versatile vehicle that is instrumental in transporting essential medical supplies, personnel, and various aid during emergencies and disaster response efforts. Sojitz Fuso Philippines Corporation (SFP), MVI, and AMI support the Philippine Red Cross’s mission of providing life-saving services to protect the Filipino people.
Mr. Yosuke Nishi, SFP President & CEO – “We are honored to support PRC Iloilo Chapter in their mission to provide relief, health, and welfare assistance to vulnerable Ilonggos. This donation aligns with our goal of contributing to the development and betterment of living in the Philippines – to the communities we serve, ensuring they are better equipped during emergency situations.”

The PRC Iloilo Chapter expressed its sincere gratitude to AMI and MNV – FUSO Iloilo – recognizing the importance of having a dependable vehicle to respond to disaster situations and relief operations. With this new FUSO Canter Commute Modern PUV, PRC Iloilo Chapter will enhance its mobility, enabling it to reach remote areas more efficiently and deliver humanitarian services to more areas in the region.
SFP commits to its mission of improving living conditions by providing Filipino people with various mobility solutions to facilitate the transportation of goods and resources.
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Sojitz Corporation at a Glance
As a general trading company, the Sojitz Group is engaged in a wide range of businesses globally, including buying, selling, importing, and exporting goods, manufacturing and selling products, providing services, and planning and coordinating projects, in Japan and overseas. The Group also invests in various sectors and conducts financing activities. The broad range of sectors in which Sojitz operates includes those related to automobiles, plants, energy, mineral resources, chemicals, foodstuff resources, agricultural and forestry resources, consumer goods, and industrial parks. Sojitz has run so many kinds of automotive business all over the world such as CKD production, wholesale, and Retail. In the case of the business in Philippine, Sojitz has been engaged to the automotive business since 1969.
Daimler Truck at a Glance
Daimler Truck Holding AG (“Daimler Truck”) is one of the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturers, with over 40 main locations and more than 100,000 employees around the globe. The founders of Daimler Truck invented the modern transportation industry with their trucks and buses a good 125 years ago. Unchanged to this day, the company’s aspirations are dedicated to one purpose: Daimler Truck works for all who keep the world moving. Its customers enable people to be mobile and get goods to their destinations reliably, on time, and safely. Daimler Truck provides the technologies, products, and services for them to do so. This also applies to the transformation to CO2-neutral driving. The company is striving to make sustainable transport a success, with profound technological knowledge and a clear view of its customers’ needs. Daimler Truck’s business activities are structured in five reporting segments: Trucks North America (TN) with the truck brands Freightliner and Western Star and the school bus brand Thomas Built Buses. Trucks Asia (TA) with the FUSO and RIZON commercial vehicle brands. Mercedes-Benz Trucks (MBT) with the truck brand of the same name and BharatBenz. Daimler Buses (DB) with the Mercedes-Benz and Setra bus brands. Daimler Truck’s new Financial Services business (DTFS) constitutes the fifth segment, the product range in the truck segments includes light, medium and heavy trucks for long-distance, distribution and construction traffic and special-purpose vehicles used mainly in the municipal and vocational sector. The product range of the bus segment includes city buses, school buses and intercity buses, coaches and bus chassis. In addition to the sale of new and used commercial vehicles, the company also offers after-sales services and connectivity solutions.
MFTBC at a Glance
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FUSO at a Glance
FUSO is a Daimler Truck brand, offering a range of commercial vehicles such as trucks and buses and industrial engines in about 170 markets worldwide. The brand is characterized by effectiveness, safety and comfort, built over its 90-year history with a foundation of and Japanese quality and craftsmanship. The Canter light-duty truck claims the top share in various markets around the world. FUSO leads electrification of commercial vehicles by globally offering Japan’s first mass-produced electric light-duty truck, the eCanter. FUSO promises customers a “Future Together,” a bold claim that continues to drive the brand’s contributions to safe and sustainable transport.
