- CEO
- Karl Deppen
- Full Time Employees
- 34,072
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Auto - Manufacturers
- Address
- 1-1 Hinodai 3-chome Hino Japan 191-8660
- IPO Date
- Jul 27, 2023
- Business
- Hino Motors, Ltd. (HINOF) manufactures and sells trucks, buses, and diesel engines worldwide; produces commercial vehicles and passenger cars for Toyota Motor Corporation; and supplies automotive parts and machined components. The company offers light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty trucks including the HINO 500 Series, HINO RANGER, SUPER DOLPHIN PROFIA Series, HINO 600 Series for North America, and heavy-load carriers; sightseeing and route buses such as Blue Ribbon; hybrid, battery electric (BEV), and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) including light-duty BEV trucks and hydrogen-powered route buses; industrial diesel engines; and after-sales services encompassing inspections, maintenance, 24-hour emergency response, parts supply, operation management via HINO-CONNECT, and driver training. A subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation founded in 1910 and established in 1942, Hino Motors is headquartered in Hino-shi, Tokyo, Japan, and operates in over 90 countries across Asia (including Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia), North America (U.S., Canada), Oceania, Europe, Central and South America, the Middle East, and Africa through production sites like the Koga Plant in Japan and overseas facilities, sales companies, parts depots, and training centers. Recent developments include a $1.6 billion settlement in January 2025 with U.S. EPA, CARB, and other agencies over diesel emissions violations from 2010-2022 engines, involving a $521.76 million criminal fine, civil penalties, recalls for 2017-2019 trucks, and $155 million in mitigation projects; and a strategic merger agreement finalized in mid-2025 with Daimler Truck's Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation to form Archion holding company by April 2026, with Toyota and Daimler each owning 25%, aiming to integrate platforms for heavy, medium, and light commercial vehicles, enhance procurement, production, and electrification while preserving brand identities.