Hino Motors starts truck production in California

Hino Motors starts truck production in California

LOS ANGELES, United States - Hino Motors Ltd. Chairman Tadaaki Jagawa (standing at center) speaks during a ceremony marking the start of its production of trucks in Ontario, California, on Oct. 19. The plant, built in the suburbs of Los Angeles by Hino's wholly owned subsidiary Hino Motors Manufacturing USA Inc., is the first truck production base for a Japanese company in North America.

Toyota makes debut on NYSE

Toyota makes debut on NYSE

NEW YORK, United States - Hiroshi Okuda (C), chairman of Japan's Toyota Motor Corp., flanked by Tadaaki Jagawa (L), Toyota vice president, and Richard Grasso (R), chairman of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), parades in an open car along Wall Street after Toyota stocks were listed on NYSE on Sept. 29. ''I'm happy that the listing has come true,'' Okuda said in front of the NYSE.

Hino Motors starts truck production in California

Hino Motors starts truck production in California

LOS ANGELES, United States - Hino Motors Ltd. Chairman Tadaaki Jagawa (standing at center) speaks during a ceremony marking the start of its production of trucks in Ontario, California, on Oct. 19. The plant, built in the suburbs of Los Angeles by Hino's wholly owned subsidiary Hino Motors Manufacturing USA Inc., is the first truck production base for a Japanese company in North America. (Kyodo)

Toyota makes debut on NYSE

Toyota makes debut on NYSE

NEW YORK, United States - Hiroshi Okuda (C), chairman of Japan's Toyota Motor Corp., flanked by Tadaaki Jagawa (L), Toyota vice president, and Richard Grasso (R), chairman of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), parades in an open car along Wall Street after Toyota stocks were listed on NYSE on Sept. 29. ''I'm happy that the listing has come true,'' Okuda said in front of the NYSE.

(2)Hino Motors Ltd.

(2)Hino Motors Ltd.

TOKYO, Japan - Tadaaki Jagawa, a former president of Hino Motors Ltd., stands besides the large-size truck "Hino Profia." The photo was taken Oct. 8 2003. (Kyodo)