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A cyclist passes a logo of German car company Daimler in Berlin on April 8, 2009. German truck maker Daimler, Japan’s top automaker Toyota and two other automakers said Tuesday, May 30, 2023, they will work together on new technologies, including use of hydrogen fuel, to help fight climate change. Credit: AP Photo/Gero Breloer, File German truck maker Daimler, Japan's top automaker Toyota and two other automakers said…

Hino Motors said it had cancelled plans to produce trucks in Russia, according to local reports citing company officials. Toyota Motor’s truck making subsidiary now plans to sell its plant in Khimki, on the outskirts of Moscow, following a re-examination of its overseas operations and the overall global business environment. Hino sources said the decision to walk away from its Khimki plant, which was originally scheduled…

Toyota has expelled its Japanese commercial vehicle subsidiary Hino from a partnership group over an engine testing scandal. Toyota said in a statement that the Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies Corporation (CJPT) has announced its decision to expel Hino Motors, Ltd. (Hino) in light of Hino’s misconduct concerning certification testing. Since its establishment in April 2021, CJPT has been working in the field…

TOKYO—Toyota Motor Corp.’s chief rebuked its commercial truck unit, Hino Motors, over a scandal involving falsified fuel performance and emissions data that has led Hino to suspend most of its shipments in Japan. Hino, which is 51%-owned by Toyota, said Monday that an inspection by Japan’s Transport Ministry showed it failed to meet emissions testing requirements for one of its light-duty engine models, following similar disclosures about other models. Hino said it was suspending…

Japan’s Ministry of Transport has ordered Hino Motors to recall almost 21,000 trucks and buses after it was found engine data had been falsified since at least 2003. The results of a special investigation by a committee comprising independent experts showed the Toyota commercial vehicle subsidiary had lied to the ministry when asked whether there had been any malpractices in its 2016 emissions and fuel efficiency tests for…