Yoshinori Noguchi has been appointed President of Hino Motors Sales U.S.A., Inc., which operates under the DBA of Hino Trucks, effective April 1, 2013.
Noguchi has served as a Hino Board Member since June 2010, while also holding the title of Managing Officer at Hino Motors Limited in Japan since April 2012. He joined Hino in 1977, holding various domestic and Asian overseas assignments in his 35 year career with the company.
Most recently, Noguchi was responsible for all overseas business, including the United States. Noguchi served as President of Hino Motors Sales Thailand, Ltd. from 2006 through 2009,
“I am looking forward to working with our dealers to expand Hino’s presence in the U.S. market,” said Noguchi. “Our conventional truck line-up has reached an all time high in market share and customer satisfaction, while adding our new cab-over diesel and diesel-electric hybrid provides our dealers and customers with an expanded product offering. This is a very exciting time to lead the Hino Trucks Team.”
Noguchi was named President of Hino Trucks after Sumio Fukaya announced his retirement effective March 25 this year.
