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Hino Motors Opens Manufacturing Plant in Sendayan
Hino Motors Ltd, the leading truck and bus manufac- turer in Japan, has begun a new chapter in its four- decade long history in Malaysia with the opening of its first production facility here.
The state-of-the-art RM172 million facility, known as Hino Mo- tors Manufacturing (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (HMMMY), is located on a 170,000 square metre site in Sendayan Tech Valley.
With a 350-strong workforce, it has an annual production ca- pacity of approximately 10,000 units and manufactures the full range of Hino products comprising light, medium and heavy duty trucks; and buses for the Malaysian market.
The plant, which rolled out the first made-in-Sendayan Hino vehicle in April this year, currently produces about 600 ve- hicles a month.
At the opening ceremony, Hino Motors announced that it had already proceeded with the next phase in Sendayan. Work on a motor vehicle pool project comprising a new building with 12 pre-delivery inspection bays, 12 accessories fitting bays, a paint booth and a delivery yard for Hino trucks and buses on an adjacent 57,240 square metre site was progressing smoothly.
The project, costing some RM12 million and scheduled for completion in November this year, would also incorporate a Customer Total Support Centre to be operated by Hino Mo- tors Sales Malaysia to provide customers with training on eco-friendly and safety driving techniques.
In 2013, Hino Motors recorded its best-ever sales in Malaysia totalling 7,007 units and retained the number one brand in
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日野汽车申达央开设制造厂
随着它在大马第一家制造厂的落成，日本领先 的卡车及巴士制造商--日野汽车有限公司在 国内长达40年的历史，也跟着迈入了新的篇
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该耗资1亿7200万令吉，面积为170，000平方米的工厂， 称为日野汽车制造业(马)私人有限公司，位于申达央 科技谷。
新厂共有350名员工，每年的产量为10，000辆，为大马 市场制造全系列的日野产品，包括轻卡、中卡及重卡。
这家今年4月才开始推出第一批申达央制造的车子的工 厂，目前每月可生产600辆车子。
日野汽车在开幕典礼上表示，他们的兴建工程已经进入 下一个阶段，而且工作进行顺利。该项目是为日野卡车 及巴士在邻近的57，240平方米的空地上兴建备有12个出 货前检验车舱、12个配件安装舱、喷漆棚及交货场地的 新建筑物。
该预计可在今年11月完工的项目耗资1，200万令吉。它