WOODSTOCK, Ont. -- Hino Motors Canada has launched a new light duty truck into the Canadian market, aimed at trades such as light construction, courier services, landscaping, and service vehicles.
The new Model 198, with it 220 hp, six-cylinder diesel engine, was unveiled last week.
Along with the new 198 Class 5 truck, Hino has updated and upgraded its Class 6 258LP and 268 models, and its Class 7 338 and 358 models.
The company formally introduced its 2011 Canadian models during an open house at its plant in Woodstock, Ont., where there's capacity to build 2000 trucks a year. It's presently assembling at the rate of about 1100 annually. The company has a stated goal of 30 percent of the Canadian market share, up from its present 20 percent.
National sales manager Eric Smith says the economy has dealt a particularly tough blow to Class 5-7 trucks sales, but forecasts are looking up.
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The new Model 198, with it 220 hp, six-cylinder diesel engine, was unveiled last week.
Along with the new 198 Class 5 truck, Hino has updated and upgraded its Class 6 258LP and 268 models, and its Class 7 338 and 358 models.
The company formally introduced its 2011 Canadian models during an open house at its plant in Woodstock, Ont., where there's capacity to build 2000 trucks a year. It's presently assembling at the rate of about 1100 annually. The company has a stated goal of 30 percent of the Canadian market share, up from its present 20 percent.
National sales manager Eric Smith says the economy has dealt a particularly tough blow to Class 5-7 trucks sales, but forecasts are looking up.
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