MAKUHARI, Chiba Pref. -- Scandal-tainted Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. will be able to weather a plunge in domestic sales with brisk overseas sales, in terms of volume, for the year ending next March, Fuso President Wilfried Porth said Tuesday.
The truck maker announced a 24 percent increase in sales overseas for the first half to 59,300 units, prompting the company to expect to exceed during this fiscal year its 100,000-unit overseas sales target by 2008.
The robust sales in every region abroad shows "that we have a strong customer base," Porth said in an interview.