UD Trucks Corporation
මෙම සමාගම 1935 දී ජපානයේ Kawaguchi යන නගරයේදී Nihon Diesel Industries, Ltd යන නමින් ආරමිභ කරන ලදී. මුලින්ම ටොන් 5 6 7 වැනි බර රැගෙන යා හැකි රථ නිෂ්පාදනය කෙරැනා. 1949 දී Minsei Diesel Industries, Ltd ලෙස සමාගමෙි නම වෙනස් වෙනු ලබනවා 1955 වසරේදී නිෂ්පාදනය කළ Uniflow Diesel Engine (a two-stroke diesel engine) නිසා තමා UD යන නම කරලියට පැමිණෙනන්නේ වර්ථමානයේ දි UD නම "Ultimate Dependability" යන අරැතින් භාවිතා කරනු ලබනවා .1960 දී නැවතත් සමාගමෙි නම වෙනස් වනවා ඒ Nissan Diesel Motor Co., Ltd ලෙස. 1963 වසරේ දී ඔවුන් PRIME MOVER කාණ්ඩයට අයත් රථ නිෂ්පාදනය ආරමිභ කරනු ලබනවා. 2007 වසරේ දී Nissan Diesel Motor Co., Ltd Volvo Group විසින් මිලදි ගනු ලබනවා 2001/02/01 දින Nissan Diesel Motor Co., Ltd නම UD Trucks ලෙස වෙනස් කරනු ලබනවා.මෙි වන විට වසර 80 ක් සපිරැණු සමාගමක් වී තිබෙනවා
In 1935, Nihon Diesel Industries, Ltd, in Kawaguchi, Japan on the outskirts of Tokyo was established. The company started production of KD-series 2-cycle diesel engines. In 1940 production of 4.5-ton-payload TT6 series trucks started. In development of 7.5-ton-payload TN93 series trucks, featuring the largest payload capacity in the Japanese market, and the nation's first monocoque-type BR3 series buses with rear-mounted engines. In 1946 the company name changed to Minsei Industries, Ltd. In 1949 development of 7.5-ton-payload TN93 series trucks started.The UD name was originally used for the company's Uniflow Diesel Engine (a two-stroke diesel engine), developed in 1955, but is now marketed as meaning "Ultimate Dependability"In 1960 the company name was changed again, this time to Nissan Diesel Motor Co., Ltd.In 1963, there was the initial production of compact 4-cycle 40 kW (55PS) SD20 and 44 kW (60PS) SD22 diesel engines. 70 to 80-ton crane-carrier truck series were also introduced to the line-up. 1969 saw the introduction of 4-cycle 136 kW (185PS) PD6 and 99 kW (135 PS) ND6 diesel engines for heavy-duty vehicles.Nissan Diesel was purchased by the Volvo Group in 2007, becoming a subsidiary.On 1 February 2010, Nissan Diesel changed its name to UD Trucks. At the same time Nissan Diesel Trucks Japan, a 100% owned sales company of UD Trucks in Japan, changed its name to UD Trucks Japan.
