  thumb|fuso in hong kong 2013 the  is a german-owned, japan-based manufacturer of trucks and buses. it is headquartered in kawasaki-shi, kanagawa, japan. it is one of the world's largest truck manufacturers. daimler ag of germany owns approximately 89.29% of mitsubishi fuso and mitsubishi fuso is a member of the daimler trucks division of daimler ag. the name fuso translates to hibiscus, an ancient name for japan used by the chinese and this was the name for the company's first product in 1932. ==history== in 1932, the first b46 bus was built and christened "fuso" at mitsubishi shipbuilding co., ltd.'s kobe works. in 1934, mitsubishi shipbuilding co., ltd. was renamed mitsubishi heavy industries co., ltd. in 1937, the mhi motor vehicle operations at kobe works were transferred to tokyo works. in 1949, fuso motors sales co., ltd. was established. it was renamed mitsubishi fuso motors sales co., ltd. in 1952. in 1950, mitsubishi heavy industries was split into three companies: east japan heavy industries, ltd., central japan heavy industries, ltd. and west japan heavy industries, ltd. in 1952, central japan heavy industries, ltd. was renamed shin mitsubishi heavy industries, ltd., west japan heavy industries, ltd. was renamed mitsubishi shipbuilding and engineering co., ltd., and east japan heavy industries, ltd. was renamed mitsubishi nippon heavy industries, ltd. in 1957, mnhi integrated tokyo and kawasaki works into the tokyo motor vehicle works. in 1964, mitsubishi nippon heavy industries, ltd., shin mitsubishi heavy industries, ltd. and mitsubishi shipbuilding and engineering co., ltd. merged to form mitsubishi heavy industries, ltd., and mitsubishi fuso motors and shin mitsubishi motors sales co. merged to form mitsu
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