Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc. (ITCA)
Isuzu Technical Center of America (ITCA) currently serves as the headquarters of Isuzu’s Research & Development arm in North America, providing expertise in planning, engineering, testing, validation, and compliance of commercial vehicles and diesel engines. Through cooperation with Isuzu Motors, our North American affiliates, and Central and South American business units, ITCA is committed to the process of engineering value into Isuzu products to provide absolute customer satisfaction, performance, efficiency, safety, and green technologies while meeting increasingly-stringent emissions and diagnostic requirements.
Our Mission
Provide reliable and innovative transportation solutions in North America, and empower employees to develop advanced engineering technologies for Isuzu global companies.
- Employees
Empower employees to find creative and innovative solutions by cultivating a welcoming environment of cross functional collaboration and inspiring individual growth. - Customers
Deliver reliable, smart, innovative, and responsible transportation solutions to strengthen our customers’ operations, improve their quality of work, and realize their changing needs. - Isuzu
Provide technologically advanced engineering solutions to Isuzu companies globally, building upon over 100 years of expertise.
30,000
Isuzu Global Employees
360
Isuzu North America Employees
Corporate Timeline
1985
Isuzu Technical Center of America (ITCA) is established in California to conduct local vehicle engineering, emissions testing, planning, design, and local sourcing.
1989
Engineering functions expand with the opening of a Detroit office, where production engineering function is formed to support the newly built Subaru-Isuzu Automotive (SIA) plant.
1991
Technical center is erected in Plymouth, Michigan to consolidate and expand Isuzu’s R&D activities in the Americas.
1992
Gasoline-powered N-Series commercial vehicles are introduced into the U.S. market based on collaborative effort with Isuzu Motors and General Motors.
1994
Capability of Plymouth technical center is expanded to encompass development and performance testing in addition to ongoing durability and quality validation.
2001
Duramax diesel engine is released jointly by Isuzu and General Motors.
2004
Diesel-powered F-Series is launched out of Flint assembly plant based on continued collaborative engineering activities.
2011
Gasoline-powered N-Series commercial vehicles are reintroduced to the market after concerted effort to ready the assembly facility under a tightly compressed schedule.
2012
All-new Reach commercial van, engineered specifically for the North American market based on close-working partnerships with the body builder and customers, is named Medium-Duty Truck of the Year.
2015
As Isuzu’s North American R&D base, ITCA continues to take on greater responsibility in the planning, engineering, testing, validation, and compliance of vehicle and engine development projects.
ITCA Facilities
Plymouth, MI
ITCA Headquarter Office
46401 Commerce Center Drive,
Plymouth, Michigan 48170
Anaheim, CA
Office
1600 South Claudina Way,
Anaheim, CA 92805