GAC Hino bus is about to go on the road

Guangqi Hino Bus will start its journey on the 22nd

When GAC Group, the most profitable automaker in China, and Japan’s largest commercial vehicle company, Hino, have been married since 2007, when the world-class GAC Hino Bus will be able to drive on Chinese highways, it has always been the bus industry and the media Focus of attention, this mystery is finally revealed.

Recently, news from Guangzhou Automobile's Hino said that GAC Hino (Shenyang) Automobile Co., Ltd. will hold a listing ceremony on September 22, and also publish the first model of the marriage between GAC Group and Hino Company. Representatives from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Liaoning Provincial Government, Shenyang Municipal Government, Guangzhou Automobile Group, Toyota, Hino, distributors, and suppliers will also be present to witness the historical moment in which GAC Group has entered the world-class commercial vehicle giant.

“We believe that this is a historic breakthrough in the history of passenger car development in China.” GAC Hino said that Japanese passenger cars and European passenger trains are the world’s mainstream bus factions. Overall, the Hino assembly performed well in China, but Japanese buses did not really land in China before. Hino under Toyota Holding is Japan’s number one, world-class commercial vehicle company and represents the highest level of manufacturing technology for Japanese passenger cars. The product characteristics of Hino’s passenger car are recognized as durable, reliable and well-known in the world. In particular, the chassis and engine match is even more core advantages. The successful introduction of mature Japanese passenger trains will greatly promote the development of Chinese passenger cars.

Experts in the industry said that passenger cars with Japanese background have been successful in the country without exception. The excellent Japanese commercial vehicles in China should be no less favorable. China has now surpassed the United States to become the world’s largest automobile company. A huge market space. Such as Toyota's background, Costa, Gold Cup and other Japanese buses are very successful in China, and many domestic bus companies have not been able to surpass them. The Hino Bus, which represents the highest level of Japanese commercial vehicles, will bring new development opportunities to the GAC Group and the Chinese bus industry.

GAC Group has extensive experience in cooperating with Japan, and it is also a strong point of GAC. GAC Honda and GAC Toyota have set a benchmark for the development of Chinese autos, and GAC’s important strategic partner Toyota holds 51% of Hino’s shares. The connection of Siwanyi will all contribute to the success of GAC Hino Bus. Perhaps tomorrow, GAC Hino Bus will create a new “GAW miracle”.

GAC Group attaches great importance to GAC Hino commercial vehicle project. GAC Group and Hino Motors Co., Ltd. jointly established GAC Hino Motor Co., Ltd. at a ratio of 50:50, with a total investment of approximately RMB 3.1 billion. It is hoped that GAC Hino can cooperate with GAC Toyota and GAC. Honda has become a pillar joint venture of the group company. The Guangqi Hino project is prepared and operated according to the "one project, two bases" approach. In the south, Guangqi Yangcheng was reorganized and the factory was built in Guangzhou, which mainly produces heavy trucks and light trucks. In the north, Shenyang Shenfei Hino Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was established, and Guangqi Hino (Shenyang) Automobile Co., Ltd. was established. bus. With registered capital of 1.004 billion yuan, an area of ​​330,000 square meters and a building area of ​​70,000 square meters, it is one of the large-scale commercial vehicle manufacturing bases of GAC Group.

GAC Group stated that after the acquisition of Shenfei Hino, GAC Hino’s Shenyang Base will introduce Hino’s multi-functional commercial buses on the basis of production of existing commercial passenger trains. It is reported that after the establishment of GAC Hino (Shenyang) Automobile Co., Ltd., the company now has an annual production capacity of 2,000 buses and 2,500 chassis. It will gradually expand the production capacity to 4,000 buses and 5,000 chassis.

GAC executives also revealed that Guangzhou Automobile Group must become a world-class commercial vehicle manufacturer in order to become the world's GAC, which must go hand in hand in the field of passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles.