There are currently only 2 Isuzu vehicles being sold in the U.S. They are the D-Max truck and the MU-X SUV. Both of these vehicles were designed by Isuzu’s truck maker and were built in their factory in Thailand.
The D-Max comes in 2 and 4-wheel drive as well as a choice between dual-cab, space-cab and single cab body styles. All styles run on diesel engines. The MU-X SUV comes in 2 and 4-wheel drive options, also with a diesel engine.
Manufacturer Spotlight
- Date FoundedMarch 30, 1934
- HeadquartersShinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
- Websitehttps://www.isuzu.com
History
While Isuzu Motors wasn’t founded until 1934, its history began 18 years earlier in 1916 when the Tokyo Ishikawajima Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Ltd. began a partnership with Tokyo Gas and Electric Industrial Co. to build vehicles. Two years later, they began a corporation with Wolseley Motors Limited. This partnership released its first vehicle (Wolseley model A9) in 1922.
In 1933, Ishikawajima Automotive Works merged with DAT Automobile Manufacturing Inc. (what would become Nissan) and became Automobile Industries Co., Ltd. Automobile Industries Co., Ltd. released 2 products (“Sumiya” and “Chiyoda”) which were both renamed “Isuzu” in 1934 after the Isuzu River.
Fun fact: Isuzu translated means “50 bells.”
Current Models
- D-Max Pickup Truck
- D-Max Second Generation
- Mu-X Successor
Discontinued Models
- 1953–1962, Minx
- 1961–1966, Bellel
- 1963–1973, Bellett
- 1967–1983, Isuzu Florian
- 1968–1981, 117 Coupe
- 1974–2000, Gemini/I-Mark/Stylus
- 1981–1993, Piazza/Impulse/Storm
- 1983–2002, Aska (sedan)
- 1983–2002, Trooper (midsize SUV)
- 1983–1995, Isuzu P’up and TF
- 1989–1994, Amigo
- 1991–2004, Rodeo
- 1991–present, Panther
- 1996–1999, Isuzu Oasis
- 1996–2000, Isuzu Hombre
- 1996–2001, Isuzu Vertex
- 1998–2003, Amigo/Rodeo
- 1999–2001, VehiCROSS halo
- 2001–2004, Axiom
- 2002–2008, Ascender
- 2006–2008, i-280/i-350
- 2004–2013, Isuzu MU-7