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日野目标:继续引领行业潮流
日野汽车销售(马来西亚)私人有限公司(HMSM)董 事经理岩本 在最近接受《卡客车新闻》专访时透露 说，该公司的目标是继续引领马来西亚商用车行业的
潮流。
“我们今年庆祝40周年纪念。我们在过去的几年里，在马来西亚卡 车业开创先河和达到了数个第一。这些包括在2010年成为第一家在 轻卡领域推出欧3引擎的制造商，接着在2012年以日野300系列成为 第一家推出自动排档轻卡的制造商。”
他说，然而公司却不会因此而满足。日野汽车销售马来西亚公司持 续采取主动，细心聆听和了解市场需求。为了回应政府从今年起将 强制所有新注册的巴士安装限速器，他表示，他们在2016年12月推 出了三款标配限速器，型号为RN8JSNA、RK8JSKA及RM1KESKU的新巴 士，再次开创先河。
“我们将通过我们以客户为中心的产品、销售及服务，继续引领行 业的潮流。”他强调说。
尽管市场放缓，但对该公司来说2016年仍是个好年。岩本 透露 说，该公司的总销售量增加了20%，从2015年的4，929辆提高到5 ，901辆。
“轻型商用车和巴士，包括迷你巴士和旅游车是我们最大的成长领 域。我们通过培训、技术及行销支援与代理合作，协助他们促进公
Hino Continues Aim to Be Industry T
Hino Motors Sales (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (HMSM) Managing Director Ken Iwamoto revealed in a recent interview with Truck & Bus News the company’s continual aim of being an industry trendset- ter in Malaysia.
“We are celebrating our 40th anniversary this year. Over the years, we have achieved a number of firsts and set precedents in Malaysia. These included being the first to introduce Euro 3 engine in the light com- mercial vehicle segment in 2010, followed by the inclu- sion of the first full automatic transmission gear to be installed in the light commercial vehicle category with the launch of Hino 300 series in 2012.”
However, he said the company never rest on its lau- rels. HMSM continued to be proactive, listen attentive- ly and understand market needs and requirements. In response to the government’s mandate for speed limiters on all newly registered buses starting this year, he continued that HMSM was the first to include the speed limiter as a standard safety feature in its 3 new bus models - RN8JSNA, RK8JSKA and RM1KESKU - in December 2016.
“We will continue to do so through our customer-ori- ented product improvement, sales and service,” he stressed.
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