Hino Celebrates Grand Opening in West Virginia

Sept. 29, 2008
Hino Motors Manufacturing USA, Inc., today celebrated the official Grand Opening of its commercial truck assembly facility in Williamstown, West Virginia

Hino Motors Manufacturing USA, Inc., today celebrated the official Grand Opening of its commercial truck assembly facility in Williamstown, West Virginia – its first wholly owned truck assembly plant in the United States.

Approximately 300 guests attended the event, which included an assembly-line tour and display of several Hino trucks equipped for different customer uses.

"Hino Motors Manufacturing has established an important presence in
Wood County and the Mid-Ohio Valley, and we're glad to have been a partner
in that growth," said Governor Joe Manchin. "We've watched Hino's rapid growth with pleasure and look forward to a long and mutually rewarding working partnership."

HMM-West Virginia assembles Class 4 to 7 commercial trucks. Customers
use Hino Trucks for such purposes as residential/commercial moving, armored
car service, beverage distribution, and wrecker service.

The plant started production in November 2007, and today employs about 105 full-time team members. HMM has invested over $18 million in the West Virginia facility, in the plant and equipment, to date.