Isuzu Parts

 

Isuzu is known today as Japan’s leading truck manufacturer and a world-leader in the design and development of diesel engines. In fact, Isuzu has already manufactured more than 17 million diesels since its predecessor developed Japan's first air-cooled automotive diesel engine in 1936. And Japan’s leading diesel producer is highly respected throughout the world.

 

The beginnings of Isuzu dates back in 1916, when Tokyo Ishikawajima Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Ltd. and Tokyo Gas and Electric Industrial Co. initiated plans to build automobiles. Two years later they concluded a technical tie-up agreement with Wolseley Motors of England that resulted to the creation of the first passenger car ever made in Japan in 1922, the Wolseley A9 car.

 

 

The name Isuzu was formally used in their vehicles in 1934 before Isuzu River; a year after Ishikawajima Automotive Works merged with Dot Automobile Manufacturing Inc., and changed its name to Automobile Industries Co., Ltd. After the war in 1949, the company was renamed Isuzu Motors Limited.

 

In the following years, Japan experienced fuel shortage that pushed the company to produce Isuzu's bonnet-type truck in 1959- the DA640. With excellent fuel economy, rugged performance on bumpy roads and extra durability, this model boosted Isuzu parts and makes sales. In 1961, Isuzu developed Japan's first diesel engine for passenger cars. The DL200 model, which was mounted in 1964 on the Elf, Japan's first cab-over light-duty truck, has gained great popularity in the market for its excellence in economy and durability.

 

 

In 1985, Isuzu launched their first off-road vehicle- the Isuzu Trooper. The Trooper competed face to face to its European counterpart- Jeep and Range Rover.

 

Today, after 7 decades in the industry and several innovations especially in diesel engines, Isuzu has established a diesel engine supply network encompassing Europe, North America, and Asia as well as Japan. Isuzu diesel technology is also being utilized by GM’s Ford.