Category: Trucks

New pickup and van options: Wide open!

Even as automakers collectively have been seeing sales slumps in the U.S. market in passenger cars, and sedans in particular, it’s been a banner year so far for the pickup truck. The American appetite for this versatile hauler is healthy and growing, and manufacturers are also seeing rekindled interest in vans and their broad potential to serve the business or fleet customer.

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New pickup and van options: Wide open!

Even as automakers collectively have been seeing sales slumps in the U.S. market in passenger cars, and sedans in particular, it’s been a banner year so far for the pickup truck. The American appetite for this versatile hauler is healthy and growing, and manufacturers are also seeing rekindled interest in vans and their broad potential to serve the business or fleet customer.

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Hino to open new WV plant, introduce new line of Class 7 and 8 trucks

Company also building new Michigan headquarters

Hino plans to strengthen its U.S. operations with the introduction of a new truck line and new facilities.

At a press conference yesterday, Hino announced its plan to purchase a former Coldwater Creek women’s clothing distribution center and convert it into a new Hino truck assembly plant in Mineral Wells, WV, close to the current Hino plant.

The new facility is expected to open in early 2019 and will also house cab assembly, which is currently done in Japan.

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