Hi peacock look at nexen by all means just like an early nissan.
But also consider cesab as I have been told apart from the counter weight and the bonnet its toyota.You could also consider artison which is like the early TCM. Or alternatively you could try supplying a bit of quaility and sell some of the big boys I.E still, linde,jungheinrich,hyster all in the right application good work horses but more expensive if your customers have a taste for quaility and are not just buying it because it is cheap.
The saying goes you get what you pay for. Just a little example
Still were said to have the most fuel efficient truck in its class,I don`t know the figures but if you save £50 a week on fuel thats a lot of money at the end of a five year deal!!!