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Mark Smyth witnessed the first locally assembled 500 Wide Cab leave the assembly line at Hino SA
It was hot in Durban, very hot. So hot in fact that I actually asked at what temperature the employees at the Hino assembly plant are allowed to go home. Turns out it’s not about the temperature, but the humidity. Of course, those who live in Durban did not really understand why the question was asked, they are used to the heat and, honestly, for the employees it was far too special a day to let a bit of hot air get to them. It was special because it was the day the first of the new Hino 500 Wide Cab models rolled off the assembly line at the firm’s plant in Prospecton. We first saw the model in Japan before it was unveiled at the Futuroad Expo, part of Automechanika SA recently. The company is expanding the range from just five models in the last generation to 12 in the new model, the first fully new 500 for 14 years. There will now be four 6x2 versions of the regular model, while Wide Cab versions will start from 16-tonne GVM. There will also be 6x4 models as well as both on-road ...
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