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Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America announces its 2010 Commercial Truck Dealer of the Year recipients–U.S.

Logan Township, N.J. — Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. (MFTA), Logan Township, NJ, has announced its 2010 U.S. Dealer of the Year awards for all categories. Each year, MFTA recognizes its most outstanding commercial truck dealers in the U.S. and Canada for overall performance, for sales, for parts sales, and for service performance. In addition, the company honors the dealer salesperson of the year.

“These awards aren’t just about who sold the most Mitsubishi Fuso work trucks or parts,” explains Todd Bloom, MFTA President and CEO. “MFTA evaluates the dealers’ performance across a number of categories to determine the annual winners.  In 2010, we faced a recovering, but challenging, market in the medium-duty truck industry. These winners demonstrated the ability to recognize the challenges and respond quickly to the opportunities that presented themselves.”

The MFTA Dealer of the Year recipients for 2010 are:

  • U.S. National Dealer of the Year: Diesel Specialists of Orlando, Orlando, FL
  • U.S. National Sales Dealer of the Year: Milea Truck Sales, Bronx, NY
  • U.S. National Service Dealer of the Year: Capital Ford, Raleigh, NC
  • U.S. National Parts Dealer of the Year: Diesel Specialists of Orlando, Orlando, FL
  • U.S. National Salesperson of the Year: Matt Hood, Rush Truck Centers of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

In addition to the national Dealer of the Year awards, MFTA recognizes regional winners in the same categories. This year’s regional winners are:

  • Western Region Dealer of the Year: Diamond Mitsubishi Fuso, Milpitas, CA
  • Western Region Sales Dealer of the Year: Rush Truck Centers of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
  • Western Region Service Dealer of the Year: Diamond Mitsubishi Fuso, Milpitas, CA
  • Western Region Parts Dealer of the Year: Degel Truck Center, Hazelwood, MO
  • Eastern Region Salesperson of the Year: Mike Matarazzo, AM Mitsubishi Fuso, Philadelphia, PA

Mike Rumsey (right), Mitsubishi Fuso vice president sales operations presents the company’s National Dealer of the Year award to Marie Lovell, president, and Mark Lovell, service manager, Diesel Specialists of Orlando, Orlando, FL.

About Mitsubishi Fuso

Headquartered in Logan Township, NJ, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. (MFTA) is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, Kawasaki, Japan, an integral part of the Daimler Trucks Division of Daimler AG. With a 25-year heritage in North America, MFTA is focused on delivering trucks with the lowest cost of ownership in their class. Its Class 3-5 diesel-powered, medium-duty cabover trucks are available through more than 200 dealer locations throughout the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. More than 100,000 Mitsubishi Fuso standard, 4-wheel-drive and crew cab trucks have been sold in North America to fulfill the transportation needs of a wide variety of businesses and industries, including beverage, catering, refrigerated and dry cargo delivery fleets, vehicle recovery, towing, pest control, plumbing, light construction and landscaping. For more information, visit http://www.mitfuso.com, follow FusoTruck on Twitter, or see our Facebook page.

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For more information:

Joshua T. Tregear, MFTA
Manager, Marketing & Communications
856-467-3965
jtregear@mitfuso.com

Ted R. Arnold, AB&C
Senior Account Supervisor
215-351-4212
tarnold@a-b-c.com