1974 Mitsubishi Fuso's mid-size buses had captured 69.7% of the market in 1970. In 1974, the MK Series was born, and a radically changed MK116 went on sale in 1979.

1975 Around 1975, route buses were increasingly being operated by one person. Improvements were made to the specifications of these buses, which can be seen in the air-conditioning and low floor of the MP117M model.

1980 1980 was a year when the economy finally overcame the second Oil Shock and economic expansion was expected once again. The need for sightseeing buses continued to escalate. In parallel with the development of the next new buses, Fuso announced the full-decker MS615S, designed in the European cubic style.

1982 In 1982, the "AERO BUS", a new MS series that drastically changed the image of sightseeing buses, was born. This was the first bus manufactured in the cutting-edge manufacturing facility that had just been completed within the [Nagoya Automobile Work's Oe Plant].

 

 

The effect of the first Oil Shock in 1973 on large and mid-size trucks was more serious than expected. Despite the downtime, Mitsubishi Fuso was active in developing new models and continued to make improvements.

	1979 In 1979, the designs of the 8-ton class FP and the 10-ton class F series including the FT, FU, FV, and FS were renewed. These improvements were made with an eye to the approaching 1980s.
	In 1979, FK Series mid-size trucks also underwent minor changes in anticipation of the coming 1980s, and were announced as the new FK Series.

1980 In response to [cab width difference] restrictions that went into effect in December of 1980, 20 Canter Wide Series trucks were released the following year as part of the wide cab series..