Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) has opened a new global engineering centre in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.
The unit, named Fuso Tech Centre India (FTCI), brings together engineering and technical functions previously built within the Daimler Truck Group structure.
MFTBC said the move is intended to reinforce product engineering and operational capabilities within its own organisation.
FTCI will act as a worldwide base for product development, customer service, cost engineering, IT and digital solutions, and procurement.
The facility covers 2,847m2 and includes collaborative workspaces, a design studio, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing facilities and a diagnostic laboratory.
In its statement, MFTBC said: “By enhancing each stage of the product development process, from design and validation to diagnostics, the company aims to improve both development speed and quality.
“In addition, the new structure enables faster response to change and more agile decision-making, strengthening mobility and collaboration across MFTBC’s global business operations.”
The company said the HIL setup allows control testing without using physical vehicles, which supports safer and quicker development and improves test accuracy.
MFTBC also expects the centre to strengthen development work across design, validation and diagnostics, while targeting faster timelines and improved product quality.
The company said combining these functions is intended to help it react more quickly to operational shifts and support more agile decision-making across global activities.
FTCI is located near the Oragadam plant in Chennai, operated by Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) as part of Daimler Truck’s global production network.
MFTBC has supplied certain medium- and heavy-duty trucks to overseas markets from the Oragadam site since 2013.
Earlier this year, MFTBC and Foxconn unveiled a plan to establish a new bus-focused manufacturer in Japan to develop and produce zero-emission models.
