# Nichiyu Mitsubishi Forklift and Unicarriers to merge operations by October 2017

Nichiyu Mitsubishi Forklift and Unicarriers will merge their operations by October 2017, ahead of the original one-year plan, to create the world's third-largest forklift company by market share and sales.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-04-24
- Where: Japan
- Status: announced
- Products: forklifts
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Nichiyu Mitsubishi Forklift](https://endata.com/companies/23760.md)
- [UniCarriers](https://endata.com/companies/740.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [newswitch.jp](https://newswitch.jp/p/8790), 2017-04-24: "ニチユ三菱フォークリフトとユニキャリアは、２０１７年１０月をめどに経営統合することとなった。"

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