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VW’s Traton, Toyota’s Hino to Collaborate on Electrification
Hino Motors autonomous trucks travel in convoy during a demonstration on a test track in Japan in May 2018. (Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg News)
Volkswagen AG and Toyota Motor Corp.’s truck subsidiaries are joining forces on battery-electric and fuel cell vehicles, enabling the companies to split the costs of developing technology needed to comply with stricter emission rules.
October 28, 2020Hino Trucks, Toyota Group to Develop Class 8 Fuel Cell Truck
Toyota
Hino Trucks and Toyota Motor North America agreed to develop a zero-emission Class 8 fuel cell electric truck for the North American market.
October 5, 2020Jacobs to Supply Engine Brake to Hino in China
Jacobs Vehicle Systems
Jacobs Vehicle Systems announced it will supply its compression release engine brake in China to Hino Motors Co. for its new 10.5-liter U11C diesel engine.
August 14, 2020Hino Trucks Unveils New Class 4-7 Models
Hino's Dominik Beckman. (Anneliese Mahoney/Transport Topics)
ATLANTA — Hino Trucks unveiled its new M Series Class 4 and Class 5 trucks, and new L Series Class 6 and 7 conventional trucks, at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show on Oct. 28.
October 28, 2019Hino Achieves Medium-Duty Milestone
Yoshio Shimo, president of Hino Motors Limited, presents the commemorative 20,000th truck key to Roger Penske. (Hino Trucks-Penske)
Hino Trucks, a Toyota Group Co., built its 20,000th truck in the U.S., which it delivered to Penske Truck Leasing.
August 26, 2019Hino’s New Truck Plant Opens in West Virginia
Hino executives, stakeholders and local politicians at the grand opening of the new Hino plant. (Hino Trucks)
Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A. Inc. on Aug. 21 announced the opening of its nearly 1 million-square-foot medium- and heavy-duty truck manufacturing plant in Mineral Springs, W.Va., adding it would increase investment there.
August 22, 2019Hino Expands Certified Dealer Network
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
Hino Trucks announced the expansion of its Certified Ultimate dealer network with the addition of eight dealers, giving it 25 such dealerships operating nationwide.
March 15, 2019Shigehiro Matsuoka Chosen as New CEO at Hino North America
Classes 7 and 8 XL models. (Hino Trucks)
Hino Trucks announced Shigehiro Matsuoka was appointed CEO of Hino North America.
March 1, 2019Jacobs to Supply Engine Brakes for Hino XL Series
Classes 7 and 8 XL models. (Hino Trucks)
Jacobs Vehicle Systems announced the launch of a compression release engine brake for 2020 Hino XL Series heavy-duty trucks for the U.S. market.
February 12, 2019Hino to Launch Class 8 Series in Canada in 2019
Hino's West Virginia plant (Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A.)
Hino Motors Canada announced it will assemble the new Class 8 Hino XL Series in Woodstock, Ontario, beginning in early 2019.
April 23, 2018