- Business
- Mitsubishi Logisnext Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells material handling and logistics equipment worldwide. Established in 1937 and headquartered in Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto, Japan, the company develops, designs, and markets electric and engine-powered forklifts including battery-powered models such as ALESIS and EDiA XL, mid-sized counterbalanced variants, stand-on reach trucks like PLATTER series, engine-powered units like ERSIS, container carriers, transfer cranes, transport robots, automated guided vehicles (AGVs), laser-guided unmanned forklifts including models for refrigerated and freezer warehouses, automated warehouses, warehouse management systems (WMS), and integrated solutions incorporating automation, IoT, and AI such as ΣSynX and OmniEye collision prevention systems; it also provides maintenance services and non-life insurance agency operations through approximately 400 service depots in Japan and subsidiaries across the Americas, Europe (including Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Spain), China, Thailand, Singapore, and other regions serving manufacturing, warehousing, retail, logistics, and port industries. In March 2024, Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas launched Logisnext Financial Services via a strategic partnership with DLL to streamline equipment financing; in September 2023, it collaborated with Rapyuta Robotics on automated forklifts in Japan and formed joint venture Rocrich AGV Solutions with Jungheinrich AG to bolster North American AGV presence; most recently in September 2025, the company endorsed and advanced a tender offer from Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) for full share acquisition, including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' stake, positioning for privatization and enhanced corporate value.