KUALA LUMPUR (Apr 17): Hino Motors Manufacturing Malaysia Sdn Bhd (HMMMY) has rolled out its first vehicle, the HINO 300 Series light commercial vehicle, at its plant in Sendayan, Negeri Sembilan.
The RM140 million facility, located on a 170,000 square-metre site in Sendayan TechValley, is the first HINO's manufacturing plant in Malaysia.
Managing Director Ikuo Shibano said the plant was crucial to the company's plans and ambitions as the company now had full control of the product and supply with the flexibility to respond to growing market demand.
"It manufactures the full range of HINO products comprising light to heavy duty trucks and buses with an annual production capacity up to 10,000 units," he added in a statement today.
Since last year, Hino said it had become the best-selling commercial vehicle brand in Malaysia for the fourth consecutive year and was looking forward to work with Hino Motor Sales (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd to strengthen its market leadership position in the future.
HMMMY is a joint venture between Hino Motors Ltd and MBM Resources Bhd.