Very few end users, and not many in the trade, are aware that Mitsubishi motor spares, although Japanese, never spend a single moment of their lives in Japan. Instead, the company has set up factories in carefully-selected locations outside of Japan to maximize efficiency and minimize costs. Possibly the biggest production plant of Mitsubishi and Fuso genuine spare parts is just outside of Bangkok, in Thailand. In fact, not only are replacement parts made there, fully-built-up vehicles are, too. But why Thailand, and why just outside of Bangkok?
This location for producing Mitsubishi passenger & commercial vehicles and Fuso trucks and their original & genuine replacement parts is ideal for many reasons. These reasons include benefits to the trade and end users all over the world, not just members of Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). Logistics and minimizing costs are the main reasons.
The logistical reasons for this practice are not only the transportation of the goods, but also of the personnel involved. To the east and southeast of Bangkok, there is plenty of land which can easily be used for the manufacture of many goods.

From there, the products can be transported to the local sea port and shipped around the world, or even one of the several cargo airports. In addition, transport by road or rail to almost anywhere in mainland Asia, Africa and even Europe is an option for goods made there. However, one should also consider the personnel. To ensure that the highest standards of quality are met, Mitsubishi factories must be run by diligent Japanese management teams. In addition, local staff need to be trained in Japan to ensure that the goods are produced to the highest quality at all times. The Japanese management need to fly to Thailand to do their jobs, and Thai staff need to travel to and from Japan for training. The distance is not too far to cause weariness from jet-lag or waste time, but is far enough to make the whole set up worthwhile from a cost-reduction point of view.

While maintaining the highest standards of production and shortening distribution times, Mitsubishi Motors need to minimize costs in order to compete in the market. Land, fuel and labour are all far less expensive in Thailand than they are in Japan. In addition, the ASEAN markets and even AEC (Asian Economic Community) offer financial benefits for locally-produced goods. Therefore, Mitsubishi Motors is able to produce original and genuine replacement car and truck parts in Thailand for much lower costs than in Japan.
Quality remains at a Japanese high, but distribution time and costs from production to retail prices are minimized. Mitsubishi motor vehicle spare parts may come from Thailand, but even end users who know this, need not worry about inferior goods, and can enjoy the lower costs which are a direct result.