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the gross vehicle weight of 4 tonnes and above commercial vehicle market for the fourth consecutive year.
With production now under its direct control, Hino Motors was well positioned to meet the growing demand for its vehicles, which are highly regarded for their quality, durability and reliability.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Hino Motors Ltd Chairman Masakazu Ichikawa said the Sendayan plant was the newest Hino Motors production facility in the world and reflected the importance of the Malaysian market as the third pillar of its operations in Southeast Asia.
“This is our third major production facility after Indonesia and Thailand in terms of capacity. It clearly demonstrates our de- sire to be the top commercial vehicle brand in this hugely im- portant market. I must congratulate the Malaysian team for ensuring that this facility meets the very high standards in our global network. The speed at which this plant was built and became fully operational is also very impressive,” he said.
According to HMMMY Managing Director Ikuo Shibano, the plant was strategically important for Hino Motors as it sought to strengthen its leadership position in the commercial vehicle segment.
“This Sendayan plant is the first step towards equipping Hino Motors with the flexibility to respond to market demands and capability to shorten the delivery lead time to our growing list of customers,” he said.
HMMMY was a 58:42 joint venture between Hino Motors Ltd and its long-time partner in Malaysia, MBM Resources Berhad.
Hino’s main competitive edge was its ability to offer a com- plete range of commercial vehicles ranging from four-wheel light commercial vehicles (LCV, HINO 300 Series), medium- heavy commercial vehicles (MCV, HINO 500 Series), prime movers (HINO 700 Series) to buses. For each model, HINO was also able to offer different chassis variants to suit different purposes.
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也将包含一个马来西亚日野汽车
销售公司的客户全面支持服务中
心，为客户提供环保和安全驾驶
技巧训练。
日野汽车在2013年达到有史以来 最高的7，007辆的销售量 ，并 在车全重4吨以上的商用车领域 中连续4年高居榜首。
如今能够直接控制自己产量的日
野汽车，已准备好面对市场增长
的需求量，因为他们的车子一向
以品质、耐用及可靠性见称。
日野汽车私人有限公司总裁Ma- sakazu Ichikawa表示，申达央 工厂是日野汽车在全球最新的制 造厂，而这意味着作为第三东南 亚支柱的马来西亚市场对该公司 的重要性。
“在产能方面，这是我们续印尼和泰国之后的第三大主 要的制造厂。它明确地显示了我们在这个重大市场里的 成为第一商用车品牌的渴望。我必须祝贺我们的马来 西亚团队，是他们的努力，确保了此工厂达到我们全球 网络的最高标准。这家工厂的兴建和完全投入作业的速 度，确实让人印象深刻。”
据日野汽车制造业(马)私人有限公司董事经理Ikuo Shibano表示，此工厂对奋力在商用车领域中巩固领导 地位的日野汽车来说，极具策略性的重大意义。
“申拉央的工厂是日野汽车装备自己，以便能够更有 弹性地回应不断增长的市场需求和缩短交货期的第一 步。”他说。
马来西亚日野汽车制造业公司是日野汽车有限公司和其 大马的长期伙伴MBM资源有限公司的合伙企业，两家公 司各持有55和42%的股份。
日野的主要竞争优势是它有能力提供一个完整的商用车 系列，从4轮商用车轻卡(LCV、日野300系列)、中型 中卡商用车(MCV，日野500系列)、牵引车(日野700 系列)至巴士。日野可针对每一种车款提供不同的底 盘，以符合各种不同的用途。
Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Dato' Seri Utama Haji Mohamad Haji Hasan and State Secretary Dato' Haji Mat Ali Hassan and Japan Ambassador Dr Makio Miyagawa being briefed by staff at the Hino Motors Sendayan plant