Hino Motors Ltd., Novi, Michigan, has announced its plan to purchase the former Cold Water Creek distribution center in and convert it into its new truck assembly plant in Mineral Wells, West Virginia, close to its current plant. The new plant, planned to be operational in early 2019, will also house cab assembly, an operation currently conducted in Japan. “The new plant, which is four times the size of our current plant, will allow us to combine several assembly operations under one roof which will provide significant efficiency gains,” says Takashi Ono, Hino Motors Manufacturing USA president.
“West Virginia has enjoyed a very good relationship with Hino,” West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice says. “This new plant demonstrates that Hino has confidence in our state, and West Virginia is a great place to do business. On behalf of everyone in the Mountain State, I thank Hino for their continued investment and the creation of new jobs.”
The total investment to the new plant will be approximately $100 million, creating about 250 new jobs in early 2020 over a two-shift operation.
In addition to producing Hino’s current line of conventional trucks, the new truck assembly plant will produce a new line of Class 7 and 8 trucks which Hino plans to introduce in 2019. The truck will be powered by Hino’s A09 9-liter engine, which will have a horsepower range from 300 to 360. Hino is planning a public reveal of the new truck at the 2018 NTEA—The Association for the World Truck Indsutry’s Work Truck Show March 6-9 in Indianapolis. “These are truly exciting times for Hino in the U.S. Our growth and customer acceptance in the Class 4-7 market are enabling us to introduce wider variety of products” Yoshinori Noguchi, CEO of Hino North America, says.
Hino is consolidating all operations in its Novi corporate headquarters, including sales, marketing, service, engineering, purchasing and manufacturing. Hino’s Insight Diagnostic Center, which monitors vehicle performance and uptime for all Hino trucks equipped with Insight, will also operate out of the headquarters. Investment in the new state of the art corporate office, which consolidates all the operations, totals $20 million.
“West Virginia has enjoyed a very good relationship with Hino,” West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice says. “This new plant demonstrates that Hino has confidence in our state, and West Virginia is a great place to do business. On behalf of everyone in the Mountain State, I thank Hino for their continued investment and the creation of new jobs.”
The total investment to the new plant will be approximately $100 million, creating about 250 new jobs in early 2020 over a two-shift operation.
In addition to producing Hino’s current line of conventional trucks, the new truck assembly plant will produce a new line of Class 7 and 8 trucks which Hino plans to introduce in 2019. The truck will be powered by Hino’s A09 9-liter engine, which will have a horsepower range from 300 to 360. Hino is planning a public reveal of the new truck at the 2018 NTEA—The Association for the World Truck Indsutry’s Work Truck Show March 6-9 in Indianapolis. “These are truly exciting times for Hino in the U.S. Our growth and customer acceptance in the Class 4-7 market are enabling us to introduce wider variety of products” Yoshinori Noguchi, CEO of Hino North America, says.
Hino is consolidating all operations in its Novi corporate headquarters, including sales, marketing, service, engineering, purchasing and manufacturing. Hino’s Insight Diagnostic Center, which monitors vehicle performance and uptime for all Hino trucks equipped with Insight, will also operate out of the headquarters. Investment in the new state of the art corporate office, which consolidates all the operations, totals $20 million.
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