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Class action firm files claim against Hino

15 November 2022

Hino Motors and its Australian sales subsidiary Hino Motor Sales Australia (HMSA) are facing a class action proceeding lodged in the Supreme Court of Victoria over the falsification of emissions and fuel economy data in Japan.

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Class Action against Hino commences in Victorian Supreme Court

11 October 2022

Gerard Malouf and Partners (GMP Law) commenced a Class Action proceeding against Hino Motor Sales Australia Pty Ltd and Hino Motors Limited in the Supreme Court of Victoria on September 30, 2022...

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Class Action against Hino commences over the ditch

11 October 2022

Gerard Malouf and Partners (GMP Law) commenced a Class Action proceeding against Hino Motor Sales Australia Pty Ltd and Hino Motors Limited in the Supreme Court of Victoria on September 30, 2022...

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Hino Motors Data Fraud Issue "Extremely Vicious'' Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Issues First Correction Order

9 September 2022

[NHK] Due to Hino Motors' data fraud problem for about 20 years, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has sold more than 120,000 vehicles...

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Toyota truck arm Hino sued by Australian customers over data fraud

14 October 2022

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Toyota Motor Corp.'s truck arm Hino Motors Ltd. said Friday customers in Australia have filed a class action lawsuit against the subsidiary over a fraudulent emission data reporting scandal that goes back some 20 years

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Hino Motors hit with Class Action

11 October 2022

Toyota subsidiary Hino Motors Australia has been hit with a class action in the Victorian Supreme Court after being accused of cheating on emission tests.

Gerard Malouf & Partners (GMP Law) will seek compensation for purchasers of Hino vehicles over a 20-year period in the proceedings against both Hino Motor Sales Australia Pty Ltd and Hino Motors Limited...

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Four resign over scandal at Toyota unit Hino, others to return pay

7 October 2022

TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp's truck- and bus-making unit Hino Motors said on Friday four officials would step down and it would demand the return of some compensation from past managers, following an engine data scandal.

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Hino Motors,Ltd: administrative action by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

9 September 2022

Hino Motors, Ltd. ("Hino") received a "Correction Order regarding a Type-approval Violation" from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

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Toyota truck arm Hino sued by Australian customers over data fraud

14 October 2022

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Toyota Motor Corp.'s truck arm Hino Motors Ltd. said Friday customers in Australia have filed a class action lawsuit against the subsidiary over a fraudulent emission data reporting scandal that goes back some 20 years

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Class action begins against Hino

11 October 2022

A group of lawyers has started a class action against Hino Motor Sales Australia and Hino Motors Ltd in Japan.

Gerard Malouf & Partners (GMP Law) has commenced a class action proceeding against Hino Motor Sales Australia Pty Ltd and Hino Motors Limited in the Supreme Court of Victoria on 30 September 2022...

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Hino Motors data fraud Cancellation of engine certification for 4 new models

9 September 2022

[NHK] Due to the data fraud problem of Hino Motors for about 20 years, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced on the 22nd that four models of engines that were newly confirmed to have insufficient performance...

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Truckmaker Hino expelled from Toyota-led commercial vehicle partnership

24 August 2022

TOKYO, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp and others involved in a commercial vehicle partnership have expelled Hino Motors from the group over a scandal involving falsification of engine data....

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Hino admits malpractice over emissions

16 August 2022

THE lawyers are circling in what is shaping as yet another Dieselgate scandal, only this time it is not Volkswagen in the firing line but Toyota truck affiliate Hino with potentially up 860,000 trucks affected globally....

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