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| Hino Motors, Ltd. |
Main products :
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Diesel trucks and buses, special purpose vehicles, industrial and marine diesel engines; and vheciles for Toyota Motor Corporation.
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Our goal :
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| It has been and is our goal to build an organization with professional teams. We have always strived to cooperate with our customers in a manner that reflects the overall quality of Hino products and services.
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Company History
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1910
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Establishment of Tokyo Gas
Industry Co., Ltd.
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1913
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Name changed to Tokyo Gas
and Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
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1918
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Mass production of Japan's
first original motor vehicle, Model TGE "A-Type" truck.
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1937
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Consolidation of automobile
Division of Tokyo Gas and Electric Industry Co., Ltd.,
Automobile Industry Co., Ltd. and Kyodo Kokusan K.K.
into Tokyo Automobile Industry Co., Ltd.
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1941
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Name changed to Diesel
Motor Industry Co., Ltd. (Later became Isuzu Motors
Limited.)
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1942
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Separation of Hino Heavy
Industry Co., Ltd. from Diesel Motor Industry Co., Ltd.
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1946
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Marketing of heavy-duty
trailer-trucks/buses and diesel engines.
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Name changed to Hino
Industry Co., Ltd.
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1948
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Separation and
re-establishment of Sales Department, Hino Diesel Sales
Co., Ltd.
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Name changed to Hino Diesel
Industry Co., Ltd.
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1950
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Introduction of heavy-duty
diesel trucks, buses and trolley buses.
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1918 TGE truck
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1946 T trailer
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1950 TH truck
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1953
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Introduction of underfloor engine bus.
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Production of Renault 4CV saloon. Establishment of
Hino-Renault Sales Co., Ltd. and marketing arm.
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1959
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Name changed to Hino Motors, Ltd. Merging of Hino Diesel
Sales Co., Ltd. with Hino-Renault Sales Co., Ltd. and
renamed Hino Motor Sales, Ltd.
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1962
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Foundation of Thai Hino Motor Sales, Ltd.
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1963
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Inauguration of machinery plant at Hamura Plant.
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1953 blue ribbon bus
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1953 Renault 4CV saloon
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1964 Hino CONTESSA 1300
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1964
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Marketing of Hino RANGER KM, a 3.5- ton medium-duty
truck.
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Marketing of Hino CONTESSA 1300, a passenger car.
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Establishment of manufacturing plant, Thai Hino Industry
Co., Ltd.
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1965
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Marketing of Hino BRISKA 1300, a small-sized truck.
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1966
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Business tie-up with Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. and Toyota
Motor Sales Co., Ltd.
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1968
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Commencement of operations at small car factory at
Hamura Plant.
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Commencement of production of Toyota pick-up truck and
PUBLICA van.
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1969
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Marketing of Hino RANGER KL, a 4.5-ton medium-duty
truck.
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1971
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Hino received the Deming Award for achievements in
quality control.
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Marketing of trucks and tractors with direct-injection
engines.
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1974
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Establishment of Parts depot, Hino Motors (Europe) N.V.
in Belgium, started in Antwerp on April 26.
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1975
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Establishment of Pilipinas Hino Inc.
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1977
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Marketing of Japan's first body-framed touring coach.
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Foundation of Hino Motors (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
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1978
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The building in Mechelen, where Hino Motors (Europe)
N.V. is located today, was officialy opened April 28.
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1980
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Start of operations at casting and machinery factories
at Nitta Plant.
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1981
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Marketing of heavy-duty SUPER DOLPHIN truck series
equipped with turbo engine with intercooler.
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1969 RANGER KL
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1977 RS Skeleton
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1981 SUPER DOLPHIN
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1982
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The total number of vehicles produced by the Company
reached One million in May.
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Establishment of P.T. Hino Indonesia Manufacturing.
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1984
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Establishment of joint venture company, Kuozui Motors,
Ltd., in Taiwan.
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U.S. market entered by establishing a subsidary, Hino
Diesel Trucks (U.S.A.), Inc.
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1985
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Completion of the 2nd proving ground in Gozenyama,
Ibaraki Pref.
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Foundation of Hino Diesel Trucks (Canada) Ltd.
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Establishment of joint venture company, Hinopak Motors
Limited in Pakistan.
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1988
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Achieved unit sales of 500,000 for medium-duty Hino
RANGER Series truck.
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1989
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Marketing of light-medium and medium-duty CRUISING
RANGER truck series.
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Hino developed the world's first hybrid diesel/electric
engine system, Hybrid Inverter-controlled Motor &
Retarder (HIMR).
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1990
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Domestic marketing of S'ELEGA touring coach.
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1991
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Hino participated in the Camion (Truck) class at the
Paris-Dakar Rally, which was the first entry among
Japanese manufacturers.
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1992
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Hino exports its 500,000th vehicle in August.
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Domestic marketing of heavy-duty PROFIA truck series.
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1994
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Domestic marketing of medium-duty RISING RANGER truck
series.
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Establishment of Hino Motor Sales Australia Pty Ltd.
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Establishment of Parts depot, Hino Motors International
(U.S.A.), Inc.
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1995
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Completion of the 3rd proving ground in Memuro,
Hokkaido.
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Domestic marketing of LIESSE small-sized touring coach.
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1996
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Establishment of Hino Motors Vietnam, Ltd.
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Completion of Hino Motors 21st Century Center (training
facilities, auto plaza), nicknamed Chainon 21.
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1997
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Hino FT trucks swept 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places in the
Camion category in the 1997 Dakar Rally.
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1998
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Domestic marketing of heavy-duty PROFIA TERAVIE truck
series over 20 ton. (GVMR)
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Domestic marketing of MELPHA7 wide small-sized touring
coach.
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Domestic marketing of heavy-duty PROFIA short-cabin
truck series.
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1999
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Domestic marketing of MELPHA9 medium-sized touring
coach.
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Hamura Plant receives ISO14001 certification for
environmental management.
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Hino Motors (Thailand) Limited was established by
merging Thai Hino Motor sales, Ltd. With Thai Hino
Industry Co., Ltd.
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Domestic marketing of light-duty DUTRO truck series.
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The merger of Hino Motors, Ltd. and Hino Motor Sales,
Ltd. resulted in a new company Hino Motors, Ltd.
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Domestic marketing of NON STEP medium-sized route bus.
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2000
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Nitta Plant receives ISO14001 certification for
environmental management.
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Establishment of Shenyang Shenfei Hino Automobile
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
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2001
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Head Office and Hino Plant receives ISO14001
certification for environmental management.
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Hino became a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation in
August 2001. (TMC owns 50.1%)
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Domestic marketing of medium-duty RANGER PRO truck
series.
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1999 DUTRO
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2001 RANGER-PRO
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2002
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Hino and Scania sign a co-operation agreement.
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2003
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Tamachi Office received ISO 14001 certification for
environmental management.
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