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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. Pos Service Holland (SA) Pty Ltd Unit 7 Mica Drive, Newport B.P. 2169 Kya Sand Ext. 101 Johannesburg South Africa Phone: Fax: Email: Web: +27 (0)117 045 196 +27 (0)865 169 890 [email protected] www.psh-sa.co.za Pos Service Holland (SA) Pty Ltd Starter Motors - Alternators Testbenches - Equipment - Cores Specialised in Heavy Duty