Isuzu Elf
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Isuzu
, is a Japanese car, commercial vehicle and heavy truck manufacturing company, headquartered in Tokyo. In 2005, Isuzu became the world's largest manufacturer of medium to heavy duty trucks. It has assembly and manufacturing plants in the Japanese city of Fujisawa, as well as in the prefectures...
. Outside Japan it is known as N-series.
Japan
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, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
and some other Asian countries, and since the late 1980s, also in the United States
United States
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, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
(under the Chevrolet brand with the use in it trucks the legend "Tecnología Isuzu"/ with Isuzu Technology), and Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
(under the Chevrolet brand), besides others.
In Malaysia, the truck is manufactured by Heavy Industries Corporation of Malaysia (HICOM) under the name of HICOM Perkasa, but carrying the Isuzu N-Series Commando badge. Manufacturing began in 1958 with the first cars going to Asia. Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
was another important market for the Elf & N-Series - to the extent that it was manufactured there from the 1970s using many local components.
For the common Andinian market (including Chile and Peru), the assembling is developed in the GM-Colmotores assembling plant in Bogotá; and called N-Series, Colombia, with annual quantities already of 20.000 up to 60.000 units of this reputed model, since 1991, with an increasing number assembled because of the needs of the Colombian and others external markets for this light truck.
In many markets the Elf & N-Series was very expensive and was replaced by the Isuzu Truck when that model became available for worldwide market in the early 1980s. On June 10, 2008, GM Chile announced its 20,000th Isuzu truck assembled in its Huechuraba plant (including N and F
Isuzu Forward
The Isuzu Forward & Isuzu F-Series is a line of medium-duty commercial vehicles built by Isuzu. All F-series trucks are cab over designs and the cabin comes fully built from the factory. Most models come with a diesel engine; but, some markets get CNG derivatives as well...
series).
In Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, the Elf is not only used as trucks, but also converted into microbuses by the local body makers. The 4-wheel NHR55 and NKR55 are commonly used for travel bus, school bus, and employee bus.
In the United States, its principal competitors are Bering MS, Mitsubishi Fuso FE and the UD 1200/1300/1400. Japanese competitors are Mitsubishi Fuso Canter
Mitsubishi Fuso Canter
The Mitsubishi Fuso Canter is a line of light-duty commercial vehicle by Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation. The range is currently marketed in Japan, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and a number of other Asian countries...
, Nissan Atlas
Nissan Atlas
The Nissan Atlas is the name used in Japan for two lines of pickup trucks and light commercial vehicles sold by Nissan and built by UD Nissan Diesel, a Volvo AB company and by Renault-Nissan Alliance for the European market. The lighter range replaced the earlier Cabstar and Homer, while the...
, Toyota Dyna
Toyota Dyna
The Toyota Dyna is a light truck for commercial use. In the Japanese market, the Dyna is sold alongside its twin called Toyoace. The original Toyoace of 1956 was an improvement over the Toyopet SKB Truck...
and Hino Dutro
Hino Dutro
The Hino Dutro is a light commercial truck based on the Toyota Dyna, built by Hino Motors in Japan.Like the Dyna and its twin Toyoace, the Dutro is built on the U300 platform for standard cab, or U400 platform for the wide cab....
.
The Chassis was used for the WienerMobile
Domestic Japan
- NHR Standard Cab 2WD
- NHS Standard Cab 4WD
- NKR Standard Cab 2WD
- NKS Standard Cab 4WD
- NMR High Cab 2WD
- NMS High Cab 4WD
- NPR Wide Cab 2WD
- NPS Wide Cab 4WD
Domestic Philippines
- NHR Standard Cab (Mini 6-Stud)
- NKR Standard Cab (Small 6-Stud)
- NPR Wide Cab (5-Stud)
- NQR Wide Cab (Medium 6-Stud)
US & Canada
- NPR Diesel & Gas USA
- NQR Diesel & Gas USA
- NRR
- Isuzu USA
Mexico
- ELF200 (NHR)
- ELF300 (NKR)
- ELF400 (NPR)
- ELF500 (NQR)
- ELF600 (NRR)
Isuzu Motors de Mexico
Indonesia
- Elf NHR55 4-wheel
- Elf NKR55 4-wheel (started from 2007, & in Russia too)
- Elf NKR66 6-wheel (up to 2006)
- Elf NKR71 6-wheel
Australia
- NLR 200
- NPR 200
- NPR 275
- NPR 300
- NPR 300 CREW
- NQR 450
- FRR 500
Isuzu Motors Australia