Did you know this about UD?
UD Trucks is Going the Extra Mile since 1935
| Did you know... UD Trucks was founded in 1935 by Kenzo Adachi? |  |
| Did you know... UD Trucks succeeded in developing Japan's first 10-ton payload truck, the popular 6TW, in 1958? |  |
| Did you know... the name of UD (UD engine) was born in 1955, before the company name changed to Nissan Diesel in 1960? |
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Did you know... that the birth of the original UD engine - UD6 - was the lightest engine in the world in the 200-horsepower class? |
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| Did you know... that the PD6T in 1971 was Japan's first turbocharged diesel engine with direct injection? |
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Did you know... that the Traffic Eye in 1989 was the world’s first commercialized radar laser collision prevention system? |
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| Did you know... that the VNT in 1989 was the word's first continuously controlled variable nozzle turbocharger? |
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Did you know... UD Trucks introduced in 1995 Japan’s first electrically-controlled automated mechanical transmission ESCOT? |
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| Did you know... CNG Condor was in 1996 Japan's first medium-duty CNG truck? |
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Did you know... UD Trucks Ageo plant was in 1997 the first heavy-duty truck facility in Japan to attain the ISO9002 certification? |
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| Did you know... that in 1997 EBS was Japan's first Electric Braking System for heavy-duty trucks? |
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Did you know... that in 1998 GE13 was Japan's first engine with electronically controlled unit injector? |
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| Did you know... UD Trucks was in 1999 Japan's first factory that had production lines for both medium and heavy-duty trucks? |
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Did you know... UD Trucks' 2002 "custom paint system" was a first among Japanese manufacturers? |
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| Did you know... the Capacitor Hybrid Truck was in 2002 the world's first capacitor hybrid truck? |
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Did you know... that CNG Big Thumb was in 2002 Japan's first heavy-duty CNG truck? |
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| Did you know... UD Trucks was in 2004 the world's first truck company to have trucks with knee airbag and knee protector? |
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Did you know... UD Trucks was in 2004 the first in the world to have introduced a truck with the urea SCR system? |
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| Did you know... UDIS was in 2010 Japan’s first remote diagnostic service? |
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| Did you know... UD Trucks launched a heavy-duty truck for growth markets in 2013 named Quester? |
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Did you know... UD Trucks is the only manufacturer in Japan to make heavy-duty snowplow trucks? |
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| Did you know... UD Trucks is celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2015? |
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| Did you know... UD Trucks launched in 2015 UD Road Support, that comprises our unique in-house call center and road support service that serves 24/7? |
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| Did you know... UD Trucks is going the extra mile for Smart Logistics? |
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