# Mitsubishi Heavy Industries merges forklift subsidiaries to form Mitsubishi Logisnext

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries merged two of its forklift and logistics equipment subsidiaries, Nichiyu Mitsubishi Forklift and Unicarrier, to form a new company called Mitsubishi Logisnext on October 1, 2017. The new entity becomes the world's third-largest forklift manufacturer by market share.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-10-01
- Where: Kyoto, Japan
- Status: completed
- Products: forklifts, logistics equipment
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Mitsubishi Heavy Industries](https://endata.com/companies/493.md)
- [Nichiyu Mitsubishi Forklift](https://endata.com/companies/23760.md) (target)
- [Mitsubishi Logisnext](https://endata.com/companies/25993.md) (target)
- [Unicarrier](https://endata.com/companies/27141.md) (target)

## Sources

- [daily-cargo.com](https://www.daily-cargo.com/news/logistics/2017/10/103206/), 2017-10-03: "三菱重工業は2日、グループの三菱重工フォークリフト＆エンジン・ターボホールディングス傘下でフォークリフトなどの物流関連機器事業を展開する2社を統合した新会社、三菱ロジスネクストを1日に設立したと発表した。"
- [nikkei.com](https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO22119550R11C17A0XD2000/), 2017-10-11: "三菱重工業は、フォークリフトや自動倉庫など物流機器を手掛けるグループ会社2社を経営統合した。"

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