ISUZU
30 entries
Japanese maker of commercial vehicles and diesel engines, named after the Isuzu River, which means fifty bells.
- Headquarters
- Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Focus
- Commercial vehicles and diesel engines
- Name from
- The Isuzu River, meaning fifty bells
- Subsidiary
- UD Trucks
Isuzu's history began in 1916, when Tokyo Ishikawajima Shipbuilding and Engineering planned car production with the Tokyo Gas and Electric Industrial Company. In 1919 the Tokyo Ishikawajima Shipyard built Japan's first series-produced passenger car, a Wolseley model.
In 1949 the company took the name Isuzu, after the Isuzu River. Its main focus today is commercial diesel-powered trucks, buses and construction vehicles, sold in most commercial markets worldwide.
- 1916Tokyo Ishikawajima plans automobile production
- 1918Technical cooperation with Wolseley Motors
- 1919First Japan-produced passenger car, a Wolseley model
- 1949Company renamed Isuzu, after the Isuzu River
-
ISUZU Isuzu Rodeo: a name used on two different vehicles
-
ISUZU Isuzu Axiom: Isuzu’s last new SUV for America
-
ISUZU Isuzu Ascender: the last Isuzu SUV in America
-
ISUZU Isuzu D-Max: the pickup that replaced the Faster
-
ISUZU Isuzu Trooper: the Bighorn that went everywhere
-
ISUZU Isuzu Bellett: the first Japanese GT
-
ISUZU Isuzu Bellel: Japan’s first diesel passenger car
-
ISUZU Isuzu 117 Coupé: Giugiaro’s Japanese gran turismo
-
ISUZU Isuzu Piazza: Giugiaro’s wedge-shaped coupé
-
ISUZU Isuzu Gemini: from Opel Kadett to Honda Domani