Isuzu Commercial Truck of America has produced its 100,000th gasoline-powered Isuzu N-Series truck at the Builtmore Contract Manufacturing facility in Charlotte, Michigan.
Since April 2011, all Isuzu N-Series gas trucks for the U.S. and Canada markets have been assembled in Charlotte by Builtmore, a brand within The Shyft Group.
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"This is a testament to the increasing popularity of our gasoline-powered N-Series offerings, which can be attributed in large part to the outstanding quality our partners at Builtmore build into every truck," said Shaun C. Skinner, president of Isuzu Commercial Truck of America and Isuzu Commercial Truck of Canada.
Isuzu N-Series gas trucks are powered by a 6.6-liter General Motors V8 engine that produces 350 horsepower at 4,500 rpm and generates 425 lb.-ft. of torque at 3,800 rpm.
"We want to acknowledge and thank the team at Isuzu for the success we've been able to achieve together over the past 12 years," said Daryl Adams, president and CEO of The Shyft Group. "We are proud to serve Isuzu as a cost-effective and flexible manufacturing partner for their N-Series and F-Series programs helping support their continued growth in the medium-duty truck market."
