BMT Forum Bot Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Hino is halting truck production in both the U.S. and Canada until it can meet new U.S. engine certification test requirements.View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullheaded Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Isn't that something. Who would have ever thought Toyota would drop the ball like that! Can you imagine losing sales and production until Oct. 2021. If I was a shareholder I'd be freaking out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadwayR Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Sometimes when you hear something like this it's the beginning of pulling out of the market. But with Hino, they are likely going to take advantage of a slack market and forgo new truck sales until they can address their engine emissions problems properly. Maybe with an all new engine family. Better strategy than what International and Caterpillar did a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayseed Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 11 hours ago, Bullheaded said: Isn't that something. Who would have ever thought Toyota would drop the ball like that! Can you imagine losing sales and production until Oct. 2021. If I was a shareholder I'd be freaking out. What about being a Dealer who Can't sell anything for 9 months...!! Bet that there's very Little (if any) compensation for them.. Quote "Be who you are and say what you feel...Because those that matter...don't mind...And those that mind....don't matter." - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullheaded Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Unless they already produced a stockpile of current year. I know they sell well in Ontario and Quebec. I see them everywhere. I know if I needed one, I'd be buying one now before they have to complicate the engines even further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 On 12/30/2020 at 10:22 PM, Hayseed said: What about being a Dealer who Can't sell anything for 9 months...!! Bet that there's very Little (if any) compensation for them.. Good point but I've never seen a Hino dealer that was stand alone as most acquired Hino franchise to supplement other flags they had. And I would have to believe Hino has taken measures to somehow keep dealers reasonably happy-there are too many ambulance chasing lawyers in this country😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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