Ref Hino assembley, I think Japanese trucks have to come into Europe in completely knocked down units (CKD)?
fyman:
Ref Hino assembley, I think Japanese trucks have to come into Europe in completely knocked down units (CKD)?
Is that why they’re assembled in Ireland, hence the loyalty by many plant hire companies?
Muckaway:
fyman:
Ref Hino assembley, I think Japanese trucks have to come into Europe in completely knocked down units (CKD)?Is that why they’re assembled in Ireland, hence the loyalty by many plant hire companies?
They are assembled in Ireland because a man called Pino Harris agreed a deal with Hino Japan many years ago to bring Hino trucks into Ireland & the UK when nobody else was really interested. The Irish plant hire companies loved the Hino 6 & 8 wheelers because they could take a lot of weight, they were great off road and very reliable.
Harris(Naas Rd Dublin) have been around years, used to be the importers of AEC,Guy etc & I belive BMC cars for the Irish Republic,.All things considered my Hino has been a good motor no major problems to report, at the the start of the London LEZ they they were the only motor available with a short delivery time, my driver prefered the Hino 
to a Volvo FM 400 with I-shift he left that to me! 
Harris(Naas Rd Dublin) have been around years, used to be the importers of AEC,Guy etc & I belive BMC cars for the Irish Republic,.All things considered my Hino has been a good motor no major problems to report, at the the start of the London LEZ they they were the only motor available with a short delivery time, my driver prefered the Hino to a Volvo FM 400 with I-shift he left that to me!