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3 unusual facts about Hino Motors


Hino Motors

In 2006, Hino opened a truck manufacturing plant in Woodstock, Ontario, employing 45 and manufacturing capacity of 200 trucks per year.

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc.

Consequently, the company's primary competitors in the North American market are other manufacturers/marketers of medium-duty cabover trucks; namely: Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, a subsidiary of Isuzu Motors, Hino Trucks USA, a subsidiary of Hino Motors, and Nissan Diesel America, a subsidiary of UD Trucks (UD).

Nambu pistol

Most of the Type A and Type B Nambu pistols were produced by the Tokyo Arsenal with a few pistols being produced by the Tokyo Gas and Electric Company.


Toyota Hilux Surf

The first run of Hilux Surf models were built at Toyota's plant in Tahara, Japan, but starting with the third generation models, production was split between the Tahara plant and Hino Motors' Hamura, Japan plant.

Toyota Publica

Many of the commercial iterations of the Publica were built by Hino Motors at their Hamura plant, beginning in 1970.


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