Hino USA announces new leadership

Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A. Inc., Novi, Michigan, has announced a new management structure that places emphasis on North American expertise and a refined focus on responsibilities.

The new management team, including the president, chief operating officer and executive vice president, represents decades of experience in the United States and includes formidable knowledge of manufacturing, compliance and strategy acquired from years of working with Hino—a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Group.

Incoming President and CEO Masamichi Mizukoshi is a veteran of the automotive industry and has held several domestic and international leadership positions over his 35-year career at Toyota Motor Corp. Since 2019, he has served as chief operating officer of Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A. Previously, he served as managing officer for Hino Motors Ltd. 

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Mizukoshi succeeds Takashi Ono, who served as president for Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A. since 2017 and is appointed as chief business officer for Toyota. The company is thankful to Ono for his service and leadership of Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A.

Appointed as chief operating officer and executive vice president for Toyota Business, Davey Jung has held numerous roles at Hino Motors Manufacturing Michigan offices throughout the last decade—most recently as executive vice president, senior vice president for purchasing, sales, corporate strategy and research and development. Previously, during a 13-year period at Dana Inc. in Ohio, Jung served as chief engineer and director of sales.

New Hino Motors Manufacturing USA Executive Vice President Masaki Hanayama will oversee truck business, production planning control and research and development. Most recently, Hanayama served as product strategy department officer for Hino Motors Ltd.