Toyota Truck Unit Hino Halts North American Plants for 9 Months
- Division to postpone new-model vehicle sales in U.S., Canada
- Forecasts sales in region will tumble 53% year-on-year
Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg
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Toyota Motor Corp.’s truck and bus arm Hino Motors Ltd. will halt its plants and postpone new-model vehicle sales in the U.S. and Canada as a result after it faced issues with the certification of its engines.
Hino will suspend production at its West Virginia plant in the U.S. and its Woodstock plant in Canada until the end of September next year, the company said in a statement Wednesday. The decision came after Hino’s board of directors met earlier in the day.