Hino Celebrates Grand Opening Of New Manufacturing Facility
The attendees took part in a tour of Hino’s nearly 1,000,000-square-foot facility in Mineral Wells, West Virginia, a tree planting tradition and a Kagami-Wari ceremony to consummate Hino’s growth commitment to the U.S.
Shigehiro Matsuoka Appointed President And CEO Of Hino North America
Matsuoka succeeds Yoshinori Noguchi who will step down as president and CEO of the medium- and heavy-duty truck manufacturer.
Dana Named Exclusive Supplier Of Driveline Components For Hino XL7 And XL8 Trucks
The trucks feature Dana Spicer D- and E-Series steer axles, SPL 140 and 170 driveshafts, and several models of Spicer single and tandem drive axles, including the AdvanTEK 40, newly released S172 heavy-duty single drive axle and D46-172 heavy-duty tandem axles.
Hino Strengthens US Management Team To Support Growth Plans
The first organizational change to note is that Yoshinori Noguchi, in addition to his role of CEO of North America, has been promoted to executive vice president of Hino Motors Ltd.
Hino To Make Substantial Investment To Expand US Operations
The total investment to the new plant will be approximately $100 million, creating about 250 new jobs in early 2020 over a two-shift operation.
Hino Celebrates 10 Years Of Manufacturing Trucks In West Virginia
The West Virginia plant has seen exponential growth over its decade of production, facilitating the country’s fastest-growing medium-duty truck, according to the company.
Dana Recognized By Hino Trucks For On-Time Delivery
Dana currently supplies driveshafts, companion flanges and yokes to Hino from facilities in North America and Asia. These components are used on a range of Hino medium-duty trucks, as well as Toyota Tundra pickup trucks.
DENSO Heavy Duty Establishes Relationship With Hino Trucks
DENSO and Dinex will supply DPFs, bellows, clamps, gaskets, mufflers and many other necessary components for various makes and models, all produced and shipped from the Dinex manufacturing facility in Georgia.
Hino Trucks Celebrates 30 Years In The United States
Founded in 1984 as a limited distributorship with responsibility for importing Class 4-7 cab-over trucks, Hino has evolved into a prominent U.S. company with a dealer network of more than 200 points, assembly and manufacturing facilities in Williamsburg, W.Va., and Marion, Ark., with eight locations throughout the country.
Meritor WABCO Receives 2012 Excellence In Quality Award From Hino
The award recognizes Meritor WABCO for achieving a perfect zero parts per million (PPM) defect rate during the entire calendar year in 2012.