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programme. The Hino Care Gap Cover offers customers broader and improved warranty protection on listed components, including enhanced coverage for areas such as towing, cooling systems, and electrical components. Importantly, these improvements are being introduced without increasing the customer cost, as the product will be offered at the same price point as the previous extended warranty offering. Hybrid trucks on Kinto subscription scheme “One of Hino SA’s latest projects is the introduction of a limited number of diesel-electric hybrid models to our 300 Series range. We are initially importing 32 units, with eight of them already in the country. The first eight will be operated by Namlog for their transport contract at the Toyota Africa Parts Centre in Ekurhuleni. Three of these trucks are in service already and a further five will be added shortly. The remaining 24 hybrids will be distributed to major fleet operators,” says Falcke. All these trucks will operate on Toyota’s international Kinto subscription scheme whereby one inclusive payment per month covers vehicle subscription, service, and maintenance and which simplifies fleet management. Kinto Protect offers comprehensive insurance cover for the vehicle. This is optional for fleet operators but mandatory for private individuals. Contracts can be extended with certain parameters. Falck added that he was proud of being able to put these fuel-saving Hino hybrids into real-time service in South Africa, with the arrival coming at the time of the huge price increases in the price of diesel fuel. The Hino 300 Hybrids have been recording fuel savings of between 15-30% depending on the type of operation, and this type of saving is most welcome at these times of rapidly rising transport costs. Using these trucks also assists in cutting a fleet’s carbon emissions. Dual fuel protype truck to be tested in SA Hino’s has committed to a multi-pathway energy source for its vehicles, depending on where they are operating and what they are required to do. Here in South Africa, petrol and diesel fuel has been used for years, but now diesel-electric hybrids extend the user base. But Hino’s local innovation doesn’t end there and next month a prototype dual fuel truck that uses diesel fuel and hydrogen will be previewed. b
The Hino 300 Hybrids have been recording fuel savings of between 15-30% depending on the type of operation, and this type of saving is most welcome at these times of rapidly rising transport costs. Using these trucks also assists in cutting a fleet’s carbon emissions.
• Establishing new supplier partnerships, • Strengthening logistics capabilities, • Identifying critical stock requirements, and • Increasing our stock holding by an additional month to support long-term supply stability. • These actions place us in a stronger position to achieve our target Allocation Fill Rate of 96%. Introduction of the six-year drive train warranty In 2025, Hino South Africa introduced a significant enhancement to its customer offering through the launch of a six-year drive train warranty across its truck range, extending coverage from the previous two-year warranty period.
This milestone demonstrates the company’s confidence in the durability, reliability, and quality of Hino products. In parallel, service and maintenance plans were enhanced, introducing improved cents-per-kilometre cost structures aligned with the new six-year warranty programme. This ensures customers benefit not only from extended protection, but also from predictable and competitive operating costs throughout the ownership cycle. Launch of Hino care gap cover Building on this momentum, Hino South Africa will launch the new Hino Care Gap Cover in mid-2026. This new product has been designed to complement the six-year drive train warranty and will replace the previous Hino Extended Warranty
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