'EARLY total of 1,500 Hino ides will start to arrive
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in tam n from December ough "the Irish back door". is claim was made last week the BBC1 programme lino's possible penetration s presented as a threat to 'land vehicles and particuly to the T45, a new model iich will be launched in tober. The BBC claimed had had an exclusive view of T45 — CM had the hide on a test drive in nada last month — but full Formation is still under tbargo.
Alan Russell, marketing .ector of Leyland Vehicles, timed that Hino was cutting price by 0,000 to break into e British market, and said: percentage point penetram, one way or the other, can ake a substantial difference the viability of the anufacturer."
Hino now cannot import rect to Britain, but because [ere are no barriers between EC countries, Japanese thicles assembled in Ireland in be shipped to Britain. To e registered in the UK, they Lust comply with British C & Regulations. The Hino is ?,en by many Irish operators s a medium-distance vehicle. 'hey are used mainly for omestic work in Eire.
John Harris Assemblers of hiblin, who import Hino, will et up a distribution point in he North of England, with 10 ther outlets in the UK. Its rish assembly line can prouce 35 vehicles a week at the ioment, but another assemly line is being built to cater Dr another 70 a week.