Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks is the brand name used for a range of materials handling products manufactured and distributed by

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group and its automobile division is the predecessor of Mitsubishi Mo ...

(MHI) and several of its Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklifts subsidiaries: MCFE Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift Europe, MCFA Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America, MLAP Mitsubishi Logisnext Asia Pacific, and MCFC Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift (Shanghai).

History

The Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks brand was formed in 1992 when MHI entered a joint venture with

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In February 2013, Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks has signed an agreement with the Japanese company Nichiyu to create Mitsubishi Nichiyu Forklift Co., Ltd. As of 2018, Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks operates as a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Logisnext.

Products

Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks products cover a range of counterbalance

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and warehouse equipment, including: •

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counterbalance trucks (

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and LPG) • Electric counterbalance trucks • Powered pallet trucks • Stackers • Order pickers • Reach and multi-way trucks Although many of the designs and components are common to all regions, there are some differences in the product ranges across continents.

Production facilities

Worldwide headquarters: * Nagaokakyō, Japan Manufacturing centres: *

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* Almere, the Netherlands * Järvenpää, Finland *

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* Ōmihachiman, Japan *

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