Hino Motors, Ltd. is commonly known as Hino, established in the year 1942 is a Toyota Group company. It is a Japanese manufacturer of commercial vehicles and diesel engines (including those for trucks, buses and other vehicles) headquartered in Hino-shi, Tokyo. The company is one of the leading producers of medium and heavy-duty diesel trucks in Asia. Hino motoes operates in about 90 countries. As for the Japanese domestic truck market in this consolidated fiscal year, the performance of mainly heavy-duty and light-duty trucks was healthy, and overall demand increased from the previous year, for the first time in two years. The total demand for medium and heavy-duty trucks increased to 91.5 thousand units by 0.3thousand units ( 0.4%) compared to the previous year, while the total demand for light-duty trucks increased to 109.2 thousand units by 5.1thousand units ( 4.9%) compared to the previous year. The total domestic sales volume of light, medium, and heavy-duty trucks and buses increased to 72.2 thousand units by 4.7 thousand units (6.9%) from the previous fiscal year.

As for overseas markets, the sales volume in Asia, mainly Indonesia, which is the major target market, increased. Accordingly, the sales volume of trucks and buses outside Japan for this consolidated fiscal year increased to 132.0 thousand units by 15.5 thousand units (13.3%) from the previous fiscal year. As a result of the above, total unit sales of Hino Brand trucks and buses increased to 204.2 thousand units, a record high, by 20.1 thousand units (10.9%) from the previous fiscal year. As for the volume of sales to Toyota Motor Corporation, because the sales of SUV and light-duty truck increased, total sales volume increased to 152.7 thousand units by 2.4 thousand units (1.6%) from the previous fiscal year.

 

The Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation is a manufacturer of trucks and buses, established in 2003. It is headquartered in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. Currently, it is 89.29 %-owned by Germany-based Daimler AG, under the Daimler Trucks division. Major products of Mitsubishi Fuso are trucks, Buses & vans and industrial engines. The Fuso brand is a fuel-efficient manufacturer beyond the borders of Japan all around the world. In Asia alone, around 140,000 units of the Canter are built and sold worldwide every year. The FUSO trucks are sold in more than 160 markets worldwide. Due to different emission regulation standards and other market specific circumstances, their trucks are highly customized for each specific market requirements. Similarly, the FUSO buses and vans are also sold in various markets worldwide.

Honda Motor Company, Ltd.is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment. Honda became the second-largest Japanese automobile manufacturer in 2001. Honda was the eighth largest automobile manufacturer in the world in 2015. As of March 31, 2019, Honda group companies has 435 affiliated companies in and out of Japan. As of 31 March 2019 the company had consolidated sales revenue of yen 15888.6 billion, out of which 69.7% of sales revenue came from the automobile segment. In 1963 Honda launched the T360 mini truck and became one of the major domestic automakers to enter the Japanese automotive market. Over 100,000,000 units have been produced globally since Honda started automobile production in 1963. Honda is producing now at 34 automobile production operations in 18 countries and territories.

Mazda Motor Corporation commonly known as Mazda, founded in 1920 is a Japanese multinational automaker based in Fuchū, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Mazda became a vehicle manufacturer in 1931 when it began producing three-wheeled trucks. Mazda moved into passenger vehicle production in1960 with the launch of the Mazda R360 Coupe micro-mini.The main business of Mazda is Manufacture and sales of passenger cars and commercial vehicles and their principal products include Four-wheeled vehicles, gasoline reciprocating engines, diesel engines, automatic and manual transmissions for vehicles. Mazda has its production sites in Japan: Hiroshima Plant (Head Office, Ujina), Hofu Plant (Nishinoura, Nakanoseki), Miyoshi Plant Overseas: China, Thailand, Mexico, Vietnam Malaysia and Russia. As of FY 2017 the total commercial vehicle sales in Japan for Mazda was 24000 units.