Road Transport
Hino sa sets sales record
in touch trading conditions
Sales of Hino trucks in South Africa reached a new
Dyna was introduced to SA in 1965 and most models in this
range migrated to become the Hino 300-Series in 2009.
Total sales in South Africa of the Dyna and Hino 300-Series
ranges since 1965 are now approaching the 100 000 mark.
record high in August when 411 trucks were retailed.
Hino SA also sold 128 of its 500-Series heavy trucks and
Adding in the sale of 44 Toyota Dyna medium trucks brought
47 of the 700-Series extra-heavy models in August which
the Hino SA total for the month to 455, which was the
highest figure since October 2008 when the combined Hino/Dyna figure was 492 units.
The highest volume in August came in the
were the highest volumes since March 2013.
Last year was the best ever for the Hino brand in
South Africa with 3 461 units sold. The plan for
2014 is to exceed this record.
medium commercial vehicle segment with 280
units delivered – 236 Hino 300-Series and 44
“We are very proud of our record sales achieve-
Toyota Dyna vehicles. This strong performance
ment in August and have a strong order book
took Hino SA’s share of this segment to 27,8%
which is the highest penetration since October
2010.
for the remainder of the year,” commented the
vice president of Hino SA, Ernie Trautmann.
“Our new factory near Durban, which opened at the beginning
The Hino 300-Series/Dyna combination has sold 1 517 units
of the year, is now running smoothly and is working overtime
in the first eight months of 2014, which puts it well ahead
to catch up on production lost during the commissioning
of chasing competitors. The Hino 300 and the Toyota Dyna
phase. Stock availability and excellent support from our deal-
have now dominated the medium segment of the local truck
ers were the two major factors in our record monthly sales,”
market for the past 29 years.
added Trautmann.
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